15 July 2009 - South African archer joins 1400 Club and beats 30m world record

South African archer joins 1400 Club and beats 30m world record Johannesburg (RSA) – 15 July 2009   On 5 July 2009, the compound archer Septimus "Seppie" CILLIERS from South Africa shot 1407 points in a FITA Round. He also set a new world record for the 30-metre distance with 360/33. This excellent performance was accomplished at the Claudette Shiers FITA Star tournament in Durban.   Shooting 1407 points makes Seppie CILLIERS a member of the very exclusive FITA International 1400 Club and the second South African archer to break the 1400 barrier after Nick BENADE (1405 points in January 2000). CILLIERS now holds the African Continent record for the highest score shot in a FITA Tournament.

CILLIERS also beat the 30m world record held by Dietmar TRILLUS (CAN) since 2005 shooting one more X10 than the Canadian. He set a new record in Compound Men with the perfect score of 360, including 33 times X10.

Before this achievement, the South African athlete won the 59th National Championships in March 2009 in Pretoria and finished 16th at the 2007 World Archery Championships in Leipzig, Germany.
Seppie CILLIERS's biography   Congratulations for this superb performance!

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