5 April 2012 - Athlete of the Week: Alison WILLIAMSON (GBR)

Athlete of the Week: Alison WILLIAMSON (GBR) Lausanne – 5 April 2012 OLIVER, FOLKARD and WILLIAMSON at Commonwealth Games 2010    Alison WILLIAMSON (GBR) is on target to qualify for her sixth Olympic Games. The 40-year-old was the top scorer last weekend in the first of three British selection shoots.   Three women will represent Great Britain at the London Olympic Games, which take place between 27 July and 3 August 2012. Those places are being competed for over the month of April between seven women hopefuls at three selection shoots in Lilleshall.   Alison WILLIAMSON, who is looking for a sixth successive Olympic appearance, came out on top with a total of 2547 from four 70m Rounds, two points ahead of her closest competitor.   Joining Alison WILLIAMSON for the second stage of the selection process are Amy OLIVER, Naomi FOLKARD, Beccy MARTIN, Charlotte BURGESS and Nicky HUNT—the former No. 1 compound archer in the world who converted to recurve in a bid to achieve her Olympic dream.   The second selection shoot will take place over the weekend of 14-15 April. Four women will then advance to the final selection shoot over three days on 19-21 April. The name of the archers who will be representing Great Britain at London 2012 will be revealed at Lords on 9 May.   Alison WILLIAMSON, who made her Olympic debut at age 20 in Barcelona 1992, said the highlight of her career was winning the individual bronze medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004. Who knows where she will stand in 2012?  Biography extract:   Alison WILLIAMSON – Born on 3 November 1971   4th Team London Archery Classic/Test Event 2011 1st Individual European Grand Prix Antalya 2011 2nd Individual Commonwealth Games New Delhi 2010 2nd Team Commonwealth Games New Delhi 2010 2nd Individual World Cup Santo Domingo 2009 4th Team Olympic Games Beijing 2008 3rd Team World Championships Leipzig 2007 4th Individual World Cup Final Merida 2006 3rd Individual Olympic Games Athens (photo left) 2004 9th Individual Olympic Games Sydney 2000 2nd Individual World Championships Riom 1999   Find more information on Alison WILLIAMSON (and all other archers) at the World Archery website.   World Archery Communication