Megan Havers Archer

Hi, my name is Megan. I am 14 years of age. I am raising funds to help me on my journey to become an Olympic Archer.

I am part of the Archery GB Conversion Academy and have been shooting with the National Academy squad since I was 10.

Archery is my passion. It is something that I love doing. It has put me on the pathway to achieving my goals of becoming an International Archer and shooting for my Country, and, hopefully, becoming an Olympic Archer one day.

Competing drives me to train and become the best Archer I can be. My age does not hold me back. I constantly challenge myself and push forward to compete at the highest level.

A typical week in my life is to shoot around 1000 arrows. I train to build up my strength, and I participate in conditioning sessions, yoga, prehab workouts, cardiovascular workouts, school work, and a little downtime.

Last year, I began my international journey, representing Great Britain in the European Youth Cup, in Bucharest, where I ranked 9th overall. This year I competed in the European Youth Cup and Youth Championships against the top European U18 Cadets and finished 5th overall in the European Cup standings.

My long-term goal is to be able to shoot at the Youth Olympics in 2026; not an easy task but having these goals pushes me to be the best athlete I can be.

I understand what it takes to be an elite athlete and know that all this hard work and dedication will lead to my dream of shooting at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

I want to raise funds to help me reach my goals and to be able to continue on my journey. I hope to be selected for the European and World Junior Championships next year, but this requires a substantial financial burden upon my parents to afford this level of competition. I hope to help them by raising funds for coaching and equipment and travel to reach these events.

Raising these funds is essential to help me progress in my training and be competitive at a higher level.

List of achievements

Representing GBR in the European Youth Cup, Bucharest, Romania 2021, Ranking 9th overall in the Individual Cadet Women category

Ranking 6th overall in the Cadet Mixed Team category

Represented GBR in the European Youth Cup, Bucharest, Romania 2022,

Qualifying 5th overall in the Individual Cadet Women category

Ranking 4th overall in the Cadet Mixed Team category

Representing GBR in the European Youth Championships, Lilleshall 2022

Qualifying 7th in the individual Cadet Women category

European Youth Cup final Results 2022 5th place

Ranked No. 1 AGB Junior National Rankings 2021

Under 12 Junior Ladies Indoor National Champion 2018, 2019

Under 16 Junior Ladies Indoor National Champion 2021

Qualified 8th overall Senior Indoor Nationals 2021

Gold Medalist U18 Junior National Outdoor Championships (WA720 60m) 2021

Gold Medalist U18 Junior Ladies National Championships (WA 1440) 2022

Bronze medalist U16 Junior Ladies Outdoor National Championships 2021

Double Gold Medallist U12 Junior Ladies Outdoor National Championships 2019

Double Silver Medalist U12 Junior Ladies Outdoor National Championships 2018

U14 Junior Masters Recurve Champion 2021

UK Junior Masters Top Scoring Ladies Champion 2021

U12 Junior Masters Recurve Ladies Champion 2018, 2019

UK Junior Masters Top Scoring Ladies Champion 2019

Leicestershire and Rutland Junior Ladies Outdoor County Champion 2018, 2019

EMAS Inter-Counties top scoring Junior Ladies Champion 2018, 2019

Gold medal Mixed Cubs at AGB Key Stage 2 2019

Individual Silver medal in open cub event AGB Key Stage 2 2019

Individual Silver medal at the AGB Youth Festival 2019

Silver medal in the International Mix Cubs event at the AGB Youth Festival 2019

Equalling National Record in Metric V scoring 1377

National Record in Bristol V scoring 1284

National Record Long Metric V scoring 681

National Record 20m 122cm-Metric scoring 350

National Record Metric 122-30, scoring 653

National Record Under 18 Double Bristol II scoring 2410

Hinckley and Bosworth Young Sports Person of the Year 2018, 2019

Finalist in Leicester Mercury Sports Awards 2018, 2019