Jean-Charles Valladont (born 20 March 1989) is a French archer. He competed at the

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, the latter two in which he won silver medals. He won another silver medal at the 2015 World Cup.Jean-Charles Valladont
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Career

At the

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, Valladont finished his ranking round with a total of 656 points, which gave him the 35th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Michael Naray in the first round. Naray, who was the 30th seed won the match by 108–106. He was eliminated in the following round by

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who would eventually win the gold medal. Valladont won the silver medal in the men's recurve event at the 2022 European Indoor Archery Championships held in Laško, Slovenia. He also won the gold medal in the men's team recurve event. Valladont won the bronze medal in the men's individual recurve event at the 2024 European Archery Championships held in Essen, Germany. He also won the gold medal in the men's team recurve event.

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* * 1989 births Living people French male archers Archers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for France Sportspeople from Besançon Archers at the 2015 European Games World Archery Championships medalists Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in archery World Games gold medalists for France Archers at the 2019 European Games European Games gold medalists for France European Games medalists in archery World Games medalists in archery Competitors at the 2017 World Games 21st-century French sportsmen Archers at the 2023 European Games Medalists at the 2013 World Games {{France-archery-bio-stub