Paige Pearce

{{Short description|American archer (born 1995)}} {{About|the archer|the disc golfer|Paige Pierce}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Paige Pearce | honorific_suffix = | image =  | image_size =  | alt = | caption = | headercolor = | textcolor =  | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name =  | full_name = Paige Pearce Gore | nickname = | nationality =  | national_team =  | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|3|21}} | birth_place = California, U.S. | death_date =  | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | hometown = Red Bluff, California, U.S. | education = Shasta College | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height =  | weight =  | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website =  | module =  | 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 =  | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb =  | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Women's compound archery }} {{Medal|Country| {{USA}} }} {{Medal|Competition| World Championships }} {{Medal|Silver| 2019 's-Hertogenbosch | Individual }} {{Medal|Silver| 2019 's-Hertogenbosch | Team }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2021 Yankton | Team }} {{Medal|Competition|World Field Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2022 Yankton|Individual}} {{Medal|Gold|2022 Yankton|Mixed team}} {{Medal|Gold|2024 Lac La Biche|Individual}} {{Medal|Silver|2024 Lac La Biche|Team}} {{Medal|Silver|2024 Lac La Biche|Mixed team}} {{Medal|Competition| World Games }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2022 Birmingham | Individual }} {{Medal|Competition| Pan American Games }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2019 Lima | Individual }} {{Medal|Competition|Pan American Championships}} {{Medal|Gold| 2018 Medellín | Mixed team }} {{Medal|Gold| 2022 Santiago | Individual }} {{Medal|Silver|2012 San Salvador|Team}} {{Medal|Bronze| 2018 Medellín | Team }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2022 Santiago | Team }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2022 Santiago | Mixed team }} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }}

'''Paige Pearce''' (born March 21, 1995)<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. She won two medals at the 2019 World Archery Championships held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands: the silver medal in the women's individual compound event and also the silver medal in the women's team compound event.<ref name="world_archery_championships_results_2019"/>

== Career ==

Pearce won two medals at the 2018 Pan American Archery Championships held in Medellín, Colombia: the gold medal in the mixed team compound event and the bronze medal in the women's team compound event.<ref name="pan_american_archery_championships_results_book_2018">{{Cite web |title=2018 Pan American Archery Championships Results Book |url=https://extranet.worldarchery.sport/documents/index.php/Events/Continental/Americas/18_PAN_AMERICAN_PARA/BOOK.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006222902/https://extranet.worldarchery.sport/documents/index.php/Events/Continental/Americas/18_PAN_AMERICAN_PARA/BOOK.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2022 |access-date=12 August 2023 |website=World Archery}}</ref>

In 2019, Pearce won the bronze medal in the women's individual event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.<ref name="archery_results_book_pan_american_games_2019">{{Cite web|title=Archery Results Book|url=https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/AR_Results_Book_1.0.pdf|website=2019 Pan American Games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530214632/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/AR_Results_Book_1.0.pdf|archive-date=May 30, 2020|access-date=May 30, 2020}}</ref> In 2020, she won the women's compound event at the Vegas Shoot held in Las Vegas, United States.<ref name="red_bluffs_paige_pearce_makes_history_2020">{{Cite news|last=Johnston|first=George|url=https://www.redbluffdailynews.com/2020/02/12/red-bluffs-paige-pearce-makes-archery-history-at-las-vegas-competitions/|title=Red Bluff’s Paige Pearce makes archery history at Las Vegas competitions|date=February 12, 2020|work=Red Bluff Daily News|access-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref><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> Pearce also competed in the inaugural Lockdown Knockout tournament organised by World Archery where she was ultimately eliminated by Sara López of Colombia.<ref name="lopez_triumphs_in_inaugural_lockdown_knockout_2020">{{Cite news|last=Gillen|first=Nancy|date=18 May 2020|title=López triumphs in inaugural World Archery Lockdown Knockout|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1094358/lopez-wins-lockdown-knockout|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref>

Pearce won the bronze medal in the women's team compound event at the 2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, South Dakota, United States.<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> She also competed in the women's individual compound and compound mixed team events.<ref name="results_book_world_archery_championships_2021"/>

In January 2022, Pearce finished in second place in the Women's Open Pro event at the Lancaster Archery Classic held near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kasprzak |first=Emma |date=31 January 2022 |title=Ella Gibson finishes 3rd at Lancaster Archery Classic |work=Archery GB |url=https://www.archerygb.org/ella-gibson-finishes-3rd-at-lancaster-archery-classic/ |access-date=6 March 2022}}</ref>

Pearce 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> She won the bronze medal in the women's compound event.<ref name="gibson_and_becerra_claim_titles_world_games_2022">{{Cite news |last=Houston |first=Michael |date=9 July 2022 |title=Gibson and Becerra claim compound archery titles at World Games |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1125505/archery-world-games-compound |access-date=11 July 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> She defeated Toja Ellison of Slovenia in her bronze medal match.<ref name="gibson_and_becerra_claim_titles_world_games_2022"/><ref name="archery_results_book_world_games_2022"/> In that same year, Pearce won three medals at the Pan American Archery Championships held in Santiago, Chile, including the gold medal in the women's individual compound event.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 November 2022 |title=USA’s Nick Kappers and Paige Pearce scoop Pan Am compound titles |work=World Archery |url=https://www.worldarchery.sport/news/201018/usas-nick-kappers-and-paige-pearce-scoop-pan-am-compound-titles |access-date=12 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605064939/https://www.worldarchery.sport/news/201018/usas-nick-kappers-and-paige-pearce-scoop-pan-am-compound-titles |archive-date=5 June 2023}}</ref><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>

In 2024, she won three medals at the World Field Archery Championships held in Lac La Biche, Canada: she won the gold medal in the women's individual compound event, the silver medal in the women's team compound event and the silver medal in the mixed team compound event.

== Achievements ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" width=45% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- !Year !!Competition !!Location !!Rank !!Event |- |rowspan=2 | 2018 |rowspan=2 | Pan American Archery Championships |rowspan=2 | Medellín, Colombia |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Team |- |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Mixed team |- |rowspan=3 | 2019 |rowspan=2 | World Archery Championships |rowspan=2 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Individual |- |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Team |- |Pan American Games |Lima, Peru |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Individual |- |2021 |World Archery Championships |Yankton, United States |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Team |- |rowspan=4 | 2022 |World Games |Birmingham, United States |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Individual |- |rowspan=3 | Pan American Archery Championships |rowspan=3 | Santiago, Chile |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Individual |- |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Team |- |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Mixed team |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{sports links|properties=-P4063,-P13540}} * {{Team USA|new_id=paige-pearce-gore-1135692|name=Paige Pearce Gore|old_id=PE/Paige-Pearce}} * {{2019 Pan American Games profile|archery/athlete-profile-n1143277-pearce-paige}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pearce, Paige}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:American female archers Category:World Archery Championships medalists Category:Archers at the 2019 Pan American Games Category:Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in archery Category:World Games bronze medalists for the United States Category:World Games medalists in archery Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century American sportswomen Category:Medalists at the 2022 World Games