Naomi Folkard

Naomi Folkard
Personal information
Full nameNaomi Anne Folkard
NationalityBritish
Born18 September 1983 (1983-09-18) (age 41)
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, UK
EducationUniversity of Birmingham
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportArchery
Events
Medal record
Women's archery
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Leipzig Team recurve
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mexico City Mixed team recurve
Bronze medal – third place 2019 's-Hertogenbosch Team recurve
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cali Ind. recurve (field)
Silver medal – second place 2017 Wrocław Ind. recurve (field)
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Kaohsiung Ind. recurve (field)
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Team recurve
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Mixed team recurve
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Team recurve
Updated on 23 June 2019

Naomi Anne Folkard (born 18 September 1983) is a British archer who has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games five times between 2004 and 2020. She has also represented Great Britain at the World Archery Championships and the Archery World Cup, and England at the Commonwealth Games.

Following a string of national titles in the early 2000s, Folkard won selection for the British Olympic archery team in 2004. She has since regularly competed in international recurve archery events and later participated in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. She is also a prominent competitor in field archery, having won medals at the World Games and the World Field Archery Championships.