# Patrick Huston > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patrick_Huston > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patrick_Huston.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Huston > Source revision: 1340395108 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British archer (born 1996)}} {{COI|date=June 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Patrick Huston | image = | imagesize = | caption = | headercolor = #ff5468 | fullname = Patrick Huston | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Belfast](/source/Belfast), [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland), [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) | height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|88|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} | country = {{GBR}} | sport = [Archery](/source/Archery) | event = [Recurve](/source/Recurve_bow) | club = East Belfast Archery Club | coach = Richard Priestman | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [recurve archery](/source/Recurve_bow)}} {{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[World Games](/source/World_Games)}} {{Medal|Silver|[2025 Chengdu](/source/2025_World_Games)|[Individual](/source/Archery_at_the_2025_World_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_individual_recurve)}} {{MedalComp|[World Championships](/source/World_Archery_Championships)}} {{MedalBronze|[2017 Mexico City](/source/2017_World_Archery_Championships)|Mixed team recurve}} {{MedalCompetition|[World Field Championships](/source/World_Field_Archery_Championships)}} {{MedalGold | 2014 Zagreb|Junior Men’s Team}} {{MedalBronze | 2014 Zagreb|Junior Men}} {{Medal|Bronze|[2022 Yankton](/source/2022_World_Field_Archery_Championships)|Individual}} {{MedalCompetition|[World Youth Championships](/source/World_Archery_Youth_Championships)}} {{MedalGold|2013 Wuxi | Cadet Individual}} {{MedalGold|2013 Wuxi | Cadet Mixed Team}} {{MedalComp|[European Games](/source/European_Games)}} {{MedalSilver|[2019 Minsk](/source/2019_European_Games)|[Mixed team recurve](/source/Archery_at_the_2019_European_Games_%E2%80%93_Mixed_team_recurve)}} {{MedalComp|[European Championships](/source/European_Archery_Championships)}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Nottingham|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Nottingham|Individual}} {{MedalComp|[European Field Championships](/source/European_Field_Archery_Championships)}} {{MedalGold|2013 Terni |Junior Men}} {{MedalBronze|2013 Terni |Junior Men’s Team}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Rzeszów|Junior Men}} {{MedalSilver|2017 Mokrice |Individual}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Mokrice |Men’s Team}} {{MedalComp|[Indoor World Cup](/source/Indoor_World_Cup)}} {{MedalGold|2015 Marrakesh|Men’s Individual}} {{MedalSilver|2017 Marrakesh|Individual}} {{MedalSilver|2017 GT Open|Individual}} {{MedalComp|[World Cup](/source/Outdor_World_Cup)}} {{MedalGold|2018 Antalya|Men’s Team}} {{MedalComp|[World Ranking Event](/source/World_Ranking_Event)}} {{MedalGold|2017 Veronica's Cup | Individual}} {{MedalGold|2017 Veronica's Cup | Mixed Team}} }} '''Patrick Huston''' (born 5 January 1996) is a British two-time Olympian [archer](/source/archery) from [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland).{{cite news |title=Patrick Huston |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/patrick-huston |publisher=[Rio 2016](/source/Rio_2016) |accessdate=23 February 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826094603/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/patrick-huston |archivedate=26 August 2016}} He captured three world championship titles under the youth level, and eventually competed as a member of the two person archery squad of [Team GB](/source/Team_GB) at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics), in Rio, losing the first round match to the eventual champion [Ku Bon-chan](/source/Ku_Bon-chan) of South Korea.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37153742 |title=Post-mortems begin as NI miss out on Rio medals |work=BBC Sport}} In the Tokyo 2020 Olympics his best result was a men's team 5th. Huston currently lives near Lilleshall National Sporting Centre and trained full-time under senior national coach Richard Priestman{{Cite news |url=http://www.eurosport.com/archery/huston-and-folkard-to-lead-archery-gb-in-shanghai_sto6167291/story.shtml |title=Huston and Folkard to lead Archery GB in Shanghai |date=2017-05-15 |work=Eurosport |access-date=2017-10-11}} for [Archery UK](/source/Archery_UK), while remaining a loyal founding member{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24636366 |title=Archer Patrick has Olympics in his sights |date=2013-10-23 |work=BBC News |access-date=2017-10-11 |language=en-GB}} of East Belfast Archery Club.{{cite news |title=Northern Ireland archer's note to self... in my mind I'm already the champion |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/northern-ireland-archers-note-to-self-in-my-mind-im-already-the-champion-34942722.html |work=[Belfast Telegraph](/source/Belfast_Telegraph) |date=6 August 2016 |accessdate=23 February 2017}} World ranking 14 at 16 January 2023[https://worldarchery.sport/profile/12648/patrick-huston/biography] == Early life == Born and raised in Belfast to parents Adrian and Felicity Huston, both of whom previously worked as tax inspectors, Huston became involved in archery as an eight-year-old pupil at Cabin Hill Primary School. Under the tutelage of British longbow champion and his teacher Audrey Needham, Huston began to show his potential to the sport by joining and serving as a mainstay of Campbell College's archery club.{{cite news |first=Steven |last=Beacom |title=Confident teenager Patrick has sights fixed on Olympics and World glory |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/confident-teenager-patrick-has-sights-fixed-on-olympics-and-world-glory-31402764.html |work=[Belfast Telegraph](/source/Belfast_Telegraph) |date=6 August 2016 |accessdate=23 February 2017}}{{cite news |first=David |last=Churchill |title=Olympic archer Patrick Huston: School bullies called me Robin Hood … where are they now? |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/sport-olympics/olympic-archer-patrick-huston-school-bullies-called-me-robin-hood-where-are-they-now-a3311871.html |work=[London Evening Standard](/source/London_Evening_Standard) |date=4 August 2016 |accessdate=23 February 2017}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympic-star-hustons-2020-vision-has-tokyo-firmly-in-his-sights-35347874.html |title=Olympic star Huston's 2020 vision has Tokyo firmly in his sights |work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk |access-date=2017-10-11 |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}} Upon his entry to the Northern Ireland Elite Squad as a fourteen-year-old, Huston trained part-time as an archer, and eventually started competing in both local and regional tournaments regularly. In September 2011, Huston founded his very own East Belfast Archery Club across the Tullycarnet Community Centre.{{cite news |first=Ollie |last=Williams |title=Patrick Huston's manifesto: no rules, get rich, win the Olympics. Twice. |url=http://frontiersports.co.uk/2014/05/patrick-hustons-manifesto-no-rules-get-rich-win-the-olympics-twice/ |publisher=Frontier Sports |date=15 May 2014 |accessdate=23 February 2017}} In 2014 he left Campbell College to train full-time at Lillleshall National Sporting Centre.{{Cite web |url=https://www.serco.com/uk/news/media-releases/2016/lilleshall-national-sports-conferencing-centre-welcomes-home-olympic-and-paralympic-stars |title=Lilleshall National Sports & Conferencing Centre welcomes home Olympic and Paralympic stars |website=serco.com |access-date=2017-10-11}} == Career == The 2013 season saw him rising to the prominence on the international archery scene, collecting a set of two Gold medals each in the individual and team recurve respectively at the [World Youth Championships](/source/2013_World_Archery_Youth_Championships) in [Wuxi](/source/Wuxi), [China](/source/China).{{cite news |title=Huston targets Rio Games after China success |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/archery/24626914 |publisher=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport) |date=23 October 2013 |accessdate=23 February 2017 |archive-date=5 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805141131/http://www.bbc.com/sport/archery/24626914 |url-status=dead }} At the European Field Archery Championships in Terni, Italy, he won the Gold individuals Junior Men's Recurve, and also Bronze in the Recurve Junior Men's Team.{{Cite web |date=2014-02-01 |title=Archery - INTERVIEW: PATRICK HUSTON |url=http://www.theinfinitecurve.com/archery/interview-patrick-huston/ |access-date=2021-06-26 |website=The Infinite Curve |language=en}} With his early success in archery, Huston was named by the [British Olympic Committee](/source/British_Olympic_Committee) (BOA) as one of the country's prospective sportspeople nominated for the 2013 Olympic Athlete of the Year award.{{cite news |title=BOA Announce Olympic Athletes of the Year 2013 |url=https://www.teamgb.com/news/boa-announce-olympic-athletes-year-2013 |publisher=[Team GB](/source/Team_GB) |date=23 December 2013 |accessdate=23 February 2017}} 2014 and Huston continued to extend his career with a team Gold (Junior Men's Team) in Zagreb, Croatia at the World Archery Field Championship.{{Citation |title=Team Finals LIVE: Zagreb 2014 – World Archery Field Championships | date=23 August 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsoXA-GWiCU |language=en |access-date=2021-06-26}} 2015 season saw him eclipse the world 70-metre record (348 out of 360) at the Archery GB National Series in [Exmouth](/source/Exmouth), and by capturing his first individual gold medal under the senior division at the opening stage of the World Archery Cup series in [Marrakesh](/source/Marrakesh), [Morocco](/source/Morocco).{{cite news |title=Archery: Patrick Huston off to World Cup |url=http://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/more-sport/archery-patrick-huston-off-to-world-cup-1-7429488 |publisher=[The News Letter](/source/The_News_Letter) |date=13 June 2016 |accessdate=23 February 2017}}{{cite news |title=Hansen, Huston win Marrakesh men's titles with impressive finishes |url=https://worldarchery.org/news/133734/hansen-huston-win-marrakesh-mens-titles-impressive-finishes |publisher=[World Archery](/source/World_Archery) |date=22 November 2015 |accessdate=23 February 2017}} Leading up to his Olympic debut in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), Huston won a bronze medal in the men's individual recurve at the 2016 European Championships in [Nottingham](/source/Nottingham) to secure a quota place on [Team GB](/source/Team_GB)'s Olympic archery squad.{{cite news |title=Rio 2016: NI's Huston qualifies for Olympic Games |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/archery/36398858 |publisher=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport) |date=27 May 2016 |accessdate=23 February 2017}} 2016 and at the Summer Olympics, Huston was selected to compete as a lone male archer for the British squad, shooting only in the [individual recurve](/source/Archery_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_individual) tournament.{{cite news |title=Archers Folkard and Huston book their Olympic spots |url=https://www.teamgb.com/news/archers-folkard-and-huston-book-their-olympic-spots |publisher=[Team GB](/source/Team_GB) |date=29 June 2016 |accessdate=23 February 2017}} First, he recorded a total score of 656 points, including 22 targets of a perfect ten, to obtain the thirty-eighth seed from a field of 64 archers in the classification round.{{cite news |title=Naomi and Patrick on hunt for glory |url=http://www.archerygb.org/support/juniors/7276.php#.WK6X-m997IU |publisher=[Archery UK](/source/Archery_UK) |date=5 August 2016 |accessdate=23 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224053914/http://www.archerygb.org/support/juniors/7276.php#.WK6X-m997IU |archive-date=24 February 2017 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |title=Rio 2016: Patrick Huston is first Briton in action as he is 38th in archery qualifier |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/36989039 |publisher=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport) |date=5 August 2016 |accessdate=23 February 2017}} Heading to the knockout stage on the third day of the Games, Huston confidently overcame the Dutchman and London 2012 fourth-place finalist [Rick van der Ven](/source/Rick_van_der_Ven) with a two-set advantage at 6–4 in the opening round, before he lost his subsequent match on three straight sets to the eventual champion Ku Bon-chan of South Korea.{{cite news |title=Archery: Men's Individual Round of 32 |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/archery-mens-individual-1-16-eliminations-ar-12 |publisher=[Rio 2016](/source/Rio_2016) |accessdate=18 February 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826101909/https://www.rio2016.com/en/archery-mens-individual-1-16-eliminations-ar-12 |archivedate=26 August 2016}}{{cite news |title=Rio 2016: Patrick Huston Huston defeated in last 32 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/37041469 |publisher=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport) |date=10 August 2016 |accessdate=18 February 2017}} He ended the year with an individual bronze Junior Men's Recurve medal at the Dublin World field championships.{{Citation |title=#FanStream: Patrick Huston v Valentin Ripaux – Recurve Junior Men's Bronze Final {{!}} Dublin 2016| date=16 November 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6UfTSabDr0|language=en|access-date=2021-06-26}} 2017 - September saw him make history by becoming the first archer to win the Great Britain National Series Recurve title three times in a row.{{Cite news |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/belfast-archer-hits-the-target-of-record-gb-hattrick-36164301.html |title=Belfast archer hits the target of record GB hat-trick |work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk |access-date=2017-10-11 |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}{{Citation |last=hustontv |title=Patrick Huston v Alex Wise Archery GB National Series final 24 September 2017 Birmingham |date=2017-10-10 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlOOe5bQNbc |accessdate=2017-10-11}} He also secured in Slovenia (World Ranking Event) - Gold Men's Recurve & Gold Recurve Mixed Team in Target discipline. In the European Field championships (also Slovenia) - Silver Men's Recurve & Bronze Men's Recurve Team.{{Cite web |title=European Field Championships |url=https://worldarchery.sport/competition/17424/european-field-championships |access-date=2021-06-26 |website=World Archery |language=en}} In Target at the World Championships in Mexico City he secured Bronze in the Recurve Mixed Team with team-mate [Naomi Folkard](/source/Naomi_Folkard).{{Cite news |title=Belfast man Huston climbs new heights with Mexico bronze |language=en-GB |work=belfasttelegraph |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/belfast-man-huston-climbs-new-heights-with-mexico-bronze-36255548.html |access-date=2021-06-26 |issn=0307-1235}} Indoor World Cup in Marrakesh he won Silver in Men's Recurve.{{Citation |title=Matteo Fissore v Patrick Huston [no sound] – recurve men's gold final {{!}} Marrakesh 2017| date=17 November 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIeX2DCMLC4|language=en|access-date=2021-06-26}} Silver Men's Recurve at the World Cup stage in Luxembourg. 2018 saw a Bronze Men's Team at the World Cup in Antalya.{{Citation |title=Match Replay - Antalya 2018 World Cup |url=https://www.facebook.com/ArcheryGB/videos/match-replay-antalya-2018-world-cup/274155973944178/ |language=en |access-date=2021-06-26}} 2019 - May - Huston was selected to compete in the [2019 European Games](/source/2019_European_Games) in [Minsk](/source/Minsk), [Belarus](/source/Belarus) joining over 100 other athletes in 10 different sports, coming home with Silver in Mixed Team Recurve.{{cite web |title=Archers join Team GB for Minsk 2019 European Games |url=https://www.teamgb.com/news/archers-join-team-gb-for-minsk-2019-european-games |website=Team GB |accessdate=24 May 2019 |date=24 May 2019}}{{cite web |title=Team GB squad announcement for the European Games |url=https://www.teamgb.com/news/team-gb-squad-announcement-for-the-european-games |website=Team GB |accessdate=24 May 2019 |date=21 May 2019}} In June he and 5 Archery GB colleagues secured the maximum 6 places at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics - a 3-woman team and a 3-man team.{{Cite web |date=2019-06-25 |title=GBR wins six spots for Tokyo 2020 |url=https://www.bow-international.com/news/gbr-wins-six-spots-for-tokyo-2020/ |access-date=2021-06-26 |website=Bow International |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |title=GB archery teams qualify for Tokyo 2020 |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/archery/48614454 |access-date=2021-06-26}} At the Aphrodite Cup in Cyprus he won Gold in the Mixed Team and Silver in the Men's Recurve individual. 2020 was a year of virtually no International competitions due to Covid. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics were deferred for one year. 2021 saw him reach the final four in the Men's Recurve Individual competition at the Paris Archery World Cup Stage 3.{{Cite web |title=USA puts three recurve archers into Paris final fours |url=https://worldarchery.sport/news/200286/usa-puts-three-recurve-archers-paris-final-fours |access-date=2021-06-26 |website=World Archery |date=23 June 2021 |language=en}} July will see him compete in his second Olympics (the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games).{{Cite web |date=2021-05-20 |title=Tokyo 2020: Patrick Huston hellbent on propelling archery's popularity to new heights at the Olympic Games |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/archery/tokyo-2020/2021/tokyo-2020-patrick-huston-hellbent-on-propelling-archery-s-popularity-to-new-heights-at-the-olympic-_sto8327843/story.shtml |access-date=2021-06-26 |website=Eurosport UK |language=en}} As of June 2021 he is ranked 106th in the World.{{Cite web |title=Patrick Huston |url=https://worldarchery.sport/profile/12648/patrick-huston/biography |access-date=2021-06-26 |website=World Archery |language=en}} 2021 July saw the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Huston finished with a 5th in the Recurve Men's Team, 8th in the Mixed Team with Sarah Bettles, and 33rd Individual.[https://olympics.com/en/athletes/patrick-huston] 2022 brought success in the UK winning the National Series for a record 5th time. He won a bronze medal at the World Field Archery Championships in Birmingham, Alabama.[https://archerygb.org/performance/national-squads/patrick-huston] 2023 and by 16 January had a career-best World ranking of 14th. [https://www.worldarchery.sport/profile/12648/patrick-huston/statistics?category=Recurve%20Men] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.patrickhuston.com/}} * {{World Archery}} * {{webarchive |title=Patrick Huston at Archery GB |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824210442/http://www.archerygb.org/support/performance/7001.php |date=24 August 2016}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com|patrick-huston}} * {{Team GB}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Huston, Patrick}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Belfast Category:British male archers Category:Olympic archers for Great Britain Category:Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Archers at the 2019 European Games Category:Medalists at the 2019 European Games Category:European Games medalists in archery Category:European Games competitors for Great Britain Category:Archers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Competitors at the 2022 World Games Category:21st-century British sportsmen Category:World Games silver medalists for Great Britain Category:World Games medalists in archery Category:Medalists at the 2025 World Games Category:World Archery Championships medalists Category:Competitors at the 2025 World Games --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Patrick Huston](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Huston) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Huston?action=history)). 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