{{Short description|American archer (born 1998)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = James Lutz | honorific_suffix = | image = <!-- name.jpg --> | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = | headercolor = | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> | full_name = <!-- if different than name/birth_name --> | nickname = | nationality = <!-- will not display if national_team is defined --> | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|31}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = <!-- X cm, X m, or X ft Y in (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | weight = <!-- X kg, X lb, or X st Y lb (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | module = <!-- Sport --> | country = United States | sport = Archery | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = Compound | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 = <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's compound archery }} {{Medal|Country| {{USA}} }} {{Medal|Competition| World Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2019 's-Hertogenbosch | Individual }} {{Medal|Gold| 2021 Yankton | Team }} {{MedalCompetition|Indoor Archery World Series}} {{Medal|Gold | 2023 Strassen | Individual}} {{Medal|Silver | 2024 Nimes | Individual}} {{Medal|Bronze| 2024 Las Vegas | Individual}} {{Medal|Gold | 2024 Las Vegas (FINALS) | Individual}} {{Medal|Silver | 2025 Chicago | Individual}} {{Medal|Competition|Pan American Championships}} {{Medal|Gold| 2022 Santiago | Team }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2022 Santiago | Mixed team }} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }}
'''James Lutz''' (born March 31, 1998)<ref name="world_archery_championships_results_2019">{{Cite web|url=https://extranet.worldarchery.org/documents/index.php/Events/World_Championships/Target/2019_s-Hertogenbosch/BOOK.pdf|title=2019 World Archery Championships|website=World Archery|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420210047/https://extranet.worldarchery.org/documents/index.php/Events/World_Championships/Target/2019_s-Hertogenbosch/BOOK.pdf|archive-date=April 20, 2020|access-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref> is an American compound archer. He became world champion in the men's individual compound event at the 2019 World Archery Championships held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.<ref name="world_archery_championships_results_2019"/><ref name="jimmy_lutz_world_champion_2019">{{Cite news|last=Wells|first=Chris|url=https://worldarchery.org/news/170851/jimmy-lutz-becomes-fifth-compound-mens-world-champion-usa|title=Jimmy Lutz becomes fifth compound men's world champion from the USA|date=June 15, 2019|work=World Archery|access-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref> He is the fifth compound archer from the United States to become world champion in this event.<ref name="jimmy_lutz_world_champion_2019"/><ref name="in_archery_oregon_james_lutz_2020">{{Cite news|last=Moe|first=Doug|url=https://www.channel3000.com/in-archery-oregons-james-lutz-is-on-top-of-the-world/|title=In archery, Oregon's James Lutz is on top of the world|date=March 10, 2020|work=Madison Magazine|access-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref> In the final, he defeated Anders Faugstad of Norway.<ref name="jimmy_lutz_world_champion_2019"/>
==Career== In 2020, he finished in 26th place in the men's compound event at The Vegas Shoot held in Las Vegas, United States.<ref name="vegas_shoot_payouts_2020">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2020/6284/payouts.pdf|title=2020 Vegas Shoot Payouts|website=National Field Archery Association|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422130559/http://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2020/6284/payouts.pdf|archive-date=April 22, 2020|access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
In 2021, Lutz won the gold medal in the men's team event at the World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States.<ref name="south_korea_sweep_team_recurve_finals_world_archery_championships_2021">{{Cite news|last=Lloyd|first=Owen|date=24 September 2021|title=South Korea sweep team recurve finals at World Archery Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1113407/2021-world-archery-championships|access-date=25 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="results_book_world_archery_championships_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 World Archery Championships Results Book|url=https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2021/9244/BOOK.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926212754/https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2021/9244/BOOK.pdf|archive-date=26 September 2021|access-date=2 October 2021|website=IANSEO - Integrated Result System}}</ref> He also competed in the men's individual compound and mixed team events.<ref name="results_book_world_archery_championships_2021"/>
Lutz represented the United States at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.<ref name="usa_archery_world_games_lineup_2022">{{Cite news |date=14 April 2022 |title=USA Archery Announces Compound Lineup for 2022 World Games in Birmingham |work=USA Archery |url=https://www.usarchery.org/article/usa-archery-announces-compound-lineup-for-2022-world-games-in-birmingham |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="archery_results_book_world_games_2022">{{Cite web |title=Archery Results Book |url=https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Archery.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715232555/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Archery.pdf |archive-date=15 July 2022 |access-date=15 July 2022 |website=2022 World Games}}</ref> He competed in the men's individual compound event.<ref name="archery_results_book_world_games_2022"/> He won two medals at the 2022 Pan American Archery Championships held in Santiago, Chile: the gold medal in the men's team event and the bronze medal in the mixed team event.<ref name="pan_american_archery_championships_results_book_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 Pan American Archery Championships Results Book |url=https://extranet.worldarchery.sport/documents/index.php/Events/Continental/Americas/22_Pan_American_and_Para_Pan_American_Championship/BOOK.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805222111/https://extranet.worldarchery.sport/documents/index.php/Events/Continental/Americas/22_Pan_American_and_Para_Pan_American_Championship/BOOK.pdf |archive-date=5 August 2023 |access-date=5 August 2023 |website=World Archery}}</ref>
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