Alexis Ruiz (born July 30, 1999) is an American

archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern ...

competing in women's

compound Compound may refer to: Architecture and built environments * Compound (enclosure), a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wall ** Compound (fortification), a version of the above fortified with defensive struc ...

events. She won the silver medal in the women's team compound event at the

2019 World Archery Championships The 2019 World Archery Championships were held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands from 10 to 16 June 2019. The event served as a qualifier for the Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics, with each men's and women's team that mad ...

held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. She won three medals, including gold, at the

2023 Pan American Games The 2023 Pan American Games (), officially the XIX Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santiago 2023, were an international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, held in Santiago, Chile from 20 October to 5 Novem ...

held in Santiago, Chile.

Career

In the

2019 Archery World Cup The 2019 Archery World Cup, also known as the Hyundai Group, Hyundai Archery World Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th edition of the international archery circuit organised annually by World Archery Federation, World Archery. The 2019 World ...

she won a medal in each of the four stages of the women's individual compound event. As a result, she climbed to the number one spot in the women's compound world rankings. In 2020, she finished in 20th place in the women's compound event at The Vegas Shoot held in Las Vegas, United States. Ruiz and Sawyer Sullivan won the gold medal in the compound mixed team event at the

2023 World Archery Championships The 2023 World Archery Championships was held from 31 July to 6 August 2023 in Berlin, Germany. The event served as a qualification event for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Medals table Medals summary Recurve Compound Partici ...

held in Berlin, Germany. She also competed in the women's individual compound and women's team compound events.

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* Living people 1999 births Place of birth missing (living people) American female archers World Archery Championships medalists 21st-century American sportswomen Archers at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in archery Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in archery {{US-archery-bio-stub