Matt Stutzman is an American archer who has competed in the Paralympics in 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024. He won a silver medal in 2012 in London and a gold medal in 2024 in Paris. Born without arms, he uses his legs and feet for activities, including archery. Stutzman holds a world record for the longest accurate shot in archery. Matt also won a gold medal at the 2022 World Para Archery Championships in Dubai. Stutzman was featured in the documentaries My Way to Olympia in 2013 and Rising Phoenix in 2020. 1wikipedia
Matt Stutzman Biography
Matthew Stutzman was born on 10 December 1982 in Kansas City, United States and he is 41 years old as of 2024. He is a White American who follows the Christian religion. 2olympics
Matt Stutzman Wife
Matt is a married man who is married to Jessica and they have three sons together named Carter, Cameron, and Alex. His family and children support him a lot.
Matt Stutzman Parents
Matt was born without arms and he was adopted by Leon and Jean Stutzman when he was four months old, Stutzman grew up in a hunting family in Iowa and always wanted to be like his father and brother.
Matt Stutzman Career Journey
Matt is known as “The Armless Archer” and he gained international attention by winning a silver medal at the 2012 London Paralympics and became even more famous after appearing in the Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix in August 2020.
Stutzman also won a silver medal at the 2015 Para Pan American Games and a team gold at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships. On December 9, 2015, Matt set a world record by hitting a target from 310 yards, the longest distance verified by Guinness. He also earned a bronze medal at the 2019 World Archery Para Championships.
“I wanted to create adrenaline,” Stutzman explained. “I knew if I missed, I’m either sticking a hole in the house, I’m going to stick a hole in my race car that I care about, and more importantly, if I mess up, I’m going to stick an arrow in an irreplaceable Paralympic medal. I knew I had to get it correct and make sure it counted. And my heart was pumping like, ‘oh boy’. It was like, chut chut chut. And then, I shot.”
“Everything changes. The way you hold the bow changes, your sight picture gets blurry, your body’s heightened. And how do I train with adrenaline? I tried different things and I can never force adrenaline into my body. But if you jump out of a plane – I don’t care how many times you do it – your body is forced to have adrenaline because it’s not natural to be free falling towards the ground.” 3olympics
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