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Para Archery

Kevin Polish

Paralympian 2016, 2020, 2024

Kevin Polish

Athlete Bio#

Kevin Polish smiling and holding his gold medal

Age

42

Hometown

Carmichaels, PA

Education

Mapletown Junior/Senior High School (Greensboro, Pa.)

classification: W2

Personal
  • Began shooting at age three with his father and started competing at age 11
  • Nickname is KJ
  • A car accident in 1999 left Polish with a long road back to competitive archery
  • Hobbies include fishing, hunting, bowfishing and helping others with archery.
Paralympic Experience
  • 3-time Paralympian;
    • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 5th (Individual Compound Open - Men)
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 17th (Individual Compound Open - Men)
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 9th (Individual Compound Open - Men, Team Compound Open - Mixed)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2023 – bronze (Team Compound Open - Men), 5th (Individual Compound Open - Men), 8th (Team Compound Open - Mixed)
  • Years of participation: Individual Compound Open - Men 2023; Team Compound Open - Men 2023; Team Compound Open - Mixed 2023; Compound Individual - Men 2005; Compound Team - Men 2005
  • Medals: 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze)
    • Gold – 2005 (Compound Team - Men)
    • Bronze – 2023 (Team Compound Open - Men)

K.J. Polish Has Unfinished Business With the Paralympic Games

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