Ernesto Boardman

Ernesto Horacio Boardman López[lower-alpha 1] (born 23 February 1993) is a Mexican competitive archer.[1] He captured the men's team recurve title, alongside his compatriots Juan René Serrano and Luis Álvarez, in a historic final match against the United States at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, and eventually competed as a lone male archer at the 2016 Summer Olympics, ending his run in an immediate departure from the initial round.[2]

Ernesto Boardman
Personal information
Full nameErnesto Horacio Boardman López
Born (1993-02-23) 23 February 1993
Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Country Mexico
SportArchery
Event(s)Recurve
Medal record
Men's archery
Representing Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Updated on 22 February 2017.

Boardman was selected to compete as a lone male archer for the Mexican team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, shooting only in the individual recurve tournament.[3] First, he fired off a score of 662 points, including 25 targets of a perfect ten, for the twenty-eight spot against a field of 63 other archers in the qualifying round.[4] Heading to the knockout stage, Boardman bowed out early in the opening round match to his Cuban opponent Adrián Puentes with a score of 4–6.[5][6]

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Boardman and the second or maternal family name is López.

References
  1. "Ernesto Boardman". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. "México, el monarca en tiro con arco de Toronto 2015" [Mexico dominates the team archery in Toronto 2015] (in Spanish). Mexico: El Informador. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. "Ernesto Boardman debutará en Olímpicos" [Ernesto Boardman makes his Olympic debut] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. "Boardman clasifica en puesto 28 a 64vos" [Boardman qualified in twenty-eighth position out of 64] (in Spanish). Récord. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. "Archery: Men's Individual Round of 64". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. "El saltillense Ernesto Boardman se despide de Río 2016 con la frente en alto" [Saltillo's Ernesto Boardman bids farewell to Rio 2016 with his head holding high] (in Spanish). Periódico Vanguardia. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.


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