James Lutz

James Lutz
Personal information
Born (1998-03-31) March 31, 1998 (age 26)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportArchery
EventCompound
Medal record
Men's compound archery
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 's-Hertogenbosch Individual
Gold medal – first place 2021 Yankton Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Santiago Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Santiago Mixed team

James Lutz (born March 31, 1998)[1] is an American compound archer. He became world champion in the men's individual compound event at the 2019 World Archery Championships held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[1][2] He is the fifth compound archer from the United States to become world champion in this event.[2][3] In the final, he defeated Anders Faugstad of Norway.[2]

In 2020, he finished in 26th place in the men's compound event at The Vegas Shoot held in Las Vegas, United States.[4]

In 2021, Lutz won the gold medal in the men's team event at the World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States.[5][6] He also competed in the men's individual compound and mixed team events.[6]

Lutz represented the United States at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.[7][8] He competed in the men's individual compound event.[8] He won two medals at the 2022 Pan American Archery Championships held in Santiago, Chile: the gold medal in the men's team event and the bronze medal in the mixed team event.[9]

  1. ^ a b "2019 World Archery Championships" (PDF). World Archery. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Wells, Chris (June 15, 2019). "Jimmy Lutz becomes fifth compound men's world champion from the USA". World Archery. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Moe, Doug (March 10, 2020). "In archery, Oregon's James Lutz is on top of the world". Madison Magazine. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Vegas Shoot Payouts" (PDF). National Field Archery Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 22, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Owen (September 24, 2021). "South Korea sweep team recurve finals at World Archery Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "2021 World Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). IANSEO - Integrated Result System. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "USA Archery Announces Compound Lineup for 2022 World Games in Birmingham". USA Archery. April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 Pan American Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Archery. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.