World Archery Awards: List of nominees announced for 2024

The shortlist for the 2024 World Archery Awards has been released.

Nominees have been named for nine prizes, including the six category trophies (recurve men, recurve women, compound men, compound women, para men and para women) that are open for public vote on the www.worldarcheryawards.com website until midnight CET on 10 January 2025.

The overall Athlete of the Year trophy, which has been won by Ella Gibson and Marcus D’Almeida since its reintroduction in 2022, is decided by a panel of journalists.

Among the frontrunners this year are armless Paralympic Champion Matt Stutzman, triple Olympic gold medallists Lim Sihyeon and Kim Woojin, and nine-time Hyundai Archery World Cup Champion Sara Lopez.

The winners will be announced across online and physical events in early 2025.

Nominees: 2024 World Archery Awards

The overall trophy is awarded by open vote and there is no shortlist.

Breakthrough

• Megan Havers (Great Britain)
• Jeon Hunyoung (Korea)
• Nam Suhyeon (Korea)
• Sawyer Sullivan (USA)
• Elif Gokkir (Türkiye)

Coach

• Hong Seungjin (Korea)
• Romain Girouille (France)
• Goktug Ergin (Türkiye)

Judge

• Andrea Aguilar (Guatemala)
• Christophe Pezet (France)
• Maki Nakano (Japan)

Recurve men*

• Kim Woojin (Korea)
• Brady Ellison (USA)
• Mete Gazoz (Türkiye)
• Matias Grande (Mexico)
• Lee Woo Seok (Korea)

Recurve women*

• Lim Sihyeon (Korea)
• Casey Kaufhold (USA)
• Li Jiaman (China)
• Lisa Barbelin (France)
• Deepika Kumari (India)

Compound men*

• James Lutz (USA)
• Mike Schloesser (Netherlands)
• Mathias Fullerton (Denmark)
• Priyansh (India)
• Sawyer Sullivan (USA)

Compound women*

• Ella Gibson (Great Britain)
• Meeri-Marita Paas (Estonia)
• Sara Lopez (Colombia)
• Andrea Becerra (Mexico)
• Elisa Roner (Italy)

Para men*

• Matt Stutzman (USA)
• Jason Tabansky (USA)
• Harvinder Singh (India)
• Nathan MacQueen (Great Britain)
• Stefano Travisani (Italy)

Para women*

• Jodie Grinham (Great Britain)
• Tracy Otto (USA)
• Oznur Cure Girdi (Türkiye)
• Fatemeh Hemmati (Iran)
• Chen Minyi (China)

*Open for public vote at www.worldarcheryawards.com until 10 January 2025.

World Archery Award winners in 2023

• Athlete of the year: Marcus D’Almeida, Brazil
• Breakthrough of the year: Aditi Swami, India
• Coach of the year: Sergio Pagni, India
• Recurve man: Mete Gazoz, Türkiye
• Recurve woman: Lim Sihyeon, Korea
• Compound man: Jozef Bosansky, Slovakia
• Compound woman: Sara Lopez, Colombia
• Para man: Guillaume Toucoullet, France
• Para woman: Sheetal Devi, India
• Judge: Kristina Reitmeier, Czechia