Riau Ega Agata Salsabilla (born 25 November 1991) is an Indonesian recurve

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 ...

. He represented Indonesia at the

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and

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Career

At the

2013 Islamic Solidarity Games The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games ( Indonesian: ''Pesta Olahraga Solidaritas Islam 2013'') was an international sporting event held in Palembang, Indonesia from 22 September to 1 October 2013. The 2009 event, originally scheduled to take place in ...

, Ega won gold along with partner Ika Yuliana Rochmawati in the mixed team recurve category. He competed in the individual recurve event and the team recurve event at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

2015 SEA Games

In the

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, Ega won silver in the men's team recurve event, along with Hendra Purnama & Muhammad Hanif Wijaya. In the mixed team recurve event, he along with partner Ika Yuliana Rochmawati won the gold medal.

2016 Summer Olympics

Ega, along with compatriot Hendra Purnama & Muhammad Hanif Wijaya, qualified for the

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. The three of them would be competing in the men's individual and

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category. In the men's team category, the Indonesia team scored a total of 1962 from 216 arrows in the ranking round, scoring 48 10s and 23 Xs, the team managed to rank ten out of twelve teams overall. In the 1/8 Eliminations, the team met seventh-ranked

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, consisting of Kao Hao-wen,

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, and Yu Guan-lin. Indonesia went on to win 6–2 after two wins and two ties. In the Quarterfinals, they were put up against second-ranked

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, consisting of

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, and Jake Kaminski. Indonesia went on to lose 2–6 after they had equalized points 2–2 in the second set. In the men's individual, Ega ranked 32 out of 64 participants, scoring a total of 660 from 72 arrows with 26 10s and 7 Xs. He met

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in the first round, and went on to win 7–1. He then was put up against first-ranked

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, who had just broken the world record the previous day in the ranking round. However, in an upset, Ega Agatha won the match 6–2 against the world champion. He went on until the Round of 16, where he was beaten by

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, who had beaten Ega Agatha's compatriot Muhammad Hanif Wijaya earlier on.

2020 Summer Olympics

Ega, along with compatriot

Arif Dwi Pangestu Arif Dwi Pangestu (born 25 March 2004) is an Indonesian recurve archer. He competed in the men's individual event at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships in Rosario, Argentina. He represented Indonesia at the 2019 SEA Games, in the men ...

and Alviyanto Prastyadi, qualified for the

in Tokyo, Japan. The three of them competed in the men's individual and

category. He also played in the mixed team category along with partner

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agatha, Riau Ega 1991 births Living people People from Blitar Sportspeople from East Java Indonesian male archers Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for Indonesia Archers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia Asian Games medalists in archery Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia SEA Games silver medalists for Indonesia SEA Games bronze medalists for Indonesia SEA Games medalists in archery 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in archery Archers at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Indonesia Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Indonesia