{{Short description|Belgian archer (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Sarah Prieels | 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 --> | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|2|27}} | 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 = | 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 = Belgium | 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 = 597(WR) <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Women's compound archery }} {{Medal|Country| {{BEL}} }} {{Medal|Competition| European Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2021 Antalya | Mixed team }} {{Medal|Gold| 2016 Nottingham | Individual }} {{Medal|Gold| 2010 Rovereto | Team }} {{Medal|Competition| World Indoor Archery Championships }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2016 Ankara | Individual }} {{Medal|Competition| European Indoor Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2015 Koper | Individual }} {{Medal|Silver| 2017 Vittel | Individual }} {{Medal|Competition| World University Archery Championship }} {{Medal|Silver| 2016 Ulaanbaatar | Individual }} {{Medal|Competition| Summer Universiade }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2015 Gwangju | Mixed team }} {{Medal|Competition| Archery World Cup }} {{Medal|Gold| 2014 Antalya | Mixed team }} {{Medal|Silver| 2019 Shanghai | Mixed team }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2013 Medellín | Mixed team }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2017 Shanghai | Individual }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2023 Medellín | Individual }} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }} '''Sarah Prieels''' (born 27 February 1990) is a Belgian archer competing the women's compound events. She won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2021 European Archery Championships held in Antalya, Turkey.<ref name="gellenthien_earns_compound_title_european_archery_championships_in_antalya_2021">{{Cite news|last=Pavitt|first=Michael|date=5 June 2021|title=Gellenthien earns compound title at European Archery Championships in Antalya|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108656/gellenthien-european-archery-title|access-date=26 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="results_book_european_archery_championships_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 European Archery Championships Results Book|url=https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2021/8630/BOOK.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202524/https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2021/8630/BOOK.pdf|archive-date=24 June 2021|access-date=23 July 2021|website=World Archery Europe}}</ref>
In June 2019, Prieels competed in the women's individual compound event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. In December 2019, she set a new world record for the women's 60-arrow 18-metre indoor ranking round with a total of 597 out of 600 points at the TRUBall/Axcel Roma Archery Trophy held in Rome, Italy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wells |first=Chris |date=14 December 2019 |title=Compound women's record falls again as Sarah Prieels shoots 597/600 in Rome |work=World Archery |url=https://worldarchery.sport/news/176750/compound-womens-record-falls-again-sarah-prieels-shoots-597600-rome |access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref>
Prieels competed at the 2022 European Indoor Archery Championships held in Laško, Slovenia.<ref name="olympic_champion_gazoz_among_casualties_european_archery_indoor_championships_2022">{{Cite news|last=Burke|first=Patrick|date=16 February 2022|title=Olympic champion Gazoz among casualties at European Archery Indoor Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119386/european-archery-indoor-champs-day-2|access-date=6 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="european_indoor_archery_championships_results_book_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 European Indoor Archery Championships |url=https://www.archeryeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BOOK_EICLasko2022.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303170926/https://www.archeryeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BOOK_EICLasko2022.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2022 |access-date=3 March 2022 |website=World Archery Europe}}</ref> She represented Belgium at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.<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 also competed at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.
== Family == She is the great-great-granddaughter of archer Hubert Van Innis, multiple Olympic champion.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://worldarchery.sport/fr/node/101332 | title=Athlète de la semaine: Hubert VAN INNIS (BEL) }}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Prieels, Sarah}} Category:Living people Category:1990 births Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Belgian female archers Category:Summer World University Games medalists in archery Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Belgium Category:Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Category:European Games competitors for Belgium Category:Archers at the 2019 European Games Category:Archers at the 2023 European Games Category:Competitors at the 2017 World Games Category:Competitors at the 2022 World Games Category:21st-century Belgian sportswomen