Dave Cousins (archer)

Dave Cousins (born April 16, 1977) is an American compound archer and former number one ranked compound archer in the world.[1]

Dave Cousins
Personal information
BornApril 16, 1977 (1977-04-16) (age 43)
Medal record
Men's compound archery
Representing  United States
World Championships
1999 Riom Individual
1999 Riom Team
2003 New York City Team
2005 Madrid Team
2009 Ulsan Team
2003 New York City Individual
World Field Championships
2002 Canberra Individual
2010 Visegrád Individual
1998 Obergurgl Individual
2000 Cortina d'Ampezzo Individual
2006 Gothenburg Individual
2008 Llwynypia & Cardiff Individual
2012 Val d'Isère Individual
World Indoor Championships
2003 Nîmes Team
2005 Aalborg Team
2007 İzmir Team
2001 Florence Team
2001 Florence Individual
World 3D Championships
2013 Sassari Individual
World Games
2001 Akita Individual
2005 Duisburg Individual

He held the FITA 720 world record with a score of 712 until it was broken by Canadian Dietmar Trillus. Dietmar's record stood at 713 until it was beaten by Liam Grimwood in July 2011. He is considered one of the best archers to ever live, having shot the most 1400 gents fitas recorded in history by one archer. He has competed several times at International Archery Federation (FITA) world championships in the men's compound division. He finished 2nd in 2003 at the 42nd World Outdoor Target Championship, 18th in 2005 at the 43rd World Outdoor Target Archery Championships, 9th at the 9th Indoor Archery World Championship in 2007, and 33rd at the Archery World Championships in 2009, in 2010 he won the world field championships held in Visegrád, Hungary. He was last ranked number 1 in the world by FITA on June 20, 2005.[2]

Cousins is sponsored by PSE Archery[3] and by Carter Enterprises.

References
  1. "Dave Cousins sets new FITA World Record". hoytusa.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  2. "Dave Cousins' FITA competition record". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.
  3. "Legendary Shooter Dave Cousins Joins PSE".


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