Gladys Willems (born 4 January 1977 in

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) is a

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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 ...

. She has competed at the major

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competitions, the

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, winning stage medals, and the

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, winning a gold medal at the

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championships. She set a world record of 149 for a 15-arrow round in 2011, a record which stood until broken by

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's first ever perfect round of 150 in 2013, and a FITA round world record of 1411 in 2007 in

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. The highest

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she has achieved is 4, in 2007.World Archery profile – Gladys Willems
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References

1977 births Living people Belgian female archers Sportspeople from Schoten {{Belgium-archery-bio-stub