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{{Short description|American archer (born 1995)}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Mackenzie Brown
| name = Mackenzie Brown
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| image = Mackenzie Brown 2015.jpg
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| caption = Brown in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|March 14, 1995}}
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|March 14, 1995}}
| birth_place = [[Flint, Texas]], U.S.<ref name=nbc>[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=brown-mackenzie/index.html Mackenzie Brown]. nbcolympics.com</ref>
| birth_place = [[Flint, Texas]], U.S.<ref name=nbc>[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=brown-mackenzie/index.html Mackenzie Brown] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024215910/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=brown-mackenzie/index.html |date=October 24, 2016 }}. nbcolympics.com</ref>
| height=177 cm<ref name=rio>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/mackenzie-brown Mackenzie Brown]. rio2016.com</ref>
| height=177 cm<ref name=rio>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/mackenzie-brown Mackenzie Brown] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211042038/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/mackenzie-brown |date=December 11, 2016 }}. rio2016.com</ref>
| residence = [[Chula Vista, California]], U.S.<ref name=nbc/>
| residence = [[Chula Vista, California]], U.S.<ref name=nbc/>
| weight = 74 kg
| weight = 74 kg
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{{MedalSport | Women's recurve archery}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Pan American Archery Championships|Pan American Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2018 Pan American Archery Championships|2018 Medellín]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Gold|2018 Medellín|Mixed team}}
{{Medal|Silver|2018 Medellín|Individual}}
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'''Mackenzie Brown''' (born March 14, 1995) is an American archer.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=United States Olympic Committee|url=http://www.teamusa.org/usa-archery/athletes/Mackenzie-Brown|title=Athlete Profiles: Mackenzie Brown Team USA |website=Team USA|accessdate=July 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archery360.com/2015/09/28/rio-2016-meet-mackenzie-brown-the-girl-on-fire/|title=Rio 2016: Meet Mackenzie Brown, the Girl on Fire|website=Archery 360|publisher=Archery Trade Association|date=September 28, 2015|accessdate=September 7, 2016}}</ref> She represented the [[United States]] at the [[Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] as the USA's only female archer.
'''Mackenzie Yee Brown''' (born March 14, 1995) is an American archer.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=United States Olympic Committee|url=http://www.teamusa.org/usa-archery/athletes/Mackenzie-Brown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223111702/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-archery/athletes/Mackenzie-Brown|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 23, 2014|title=Athlete Profiles: Mackenzie Brown Team USA |website=Team USA|accessdate=July 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archery360.com/2015/09/28/rio-2016-meet-mackenzie-brown-the-girl-on-fire/|title=Rio 2016: Meet Mackenzie Brown, the Girl on Fire|website=Archery 360|publisher=Archery Trade Association|date=September 28, 2015|accessdate=September 7, 2016}}</ref> She represented the [[United States]] at the [[Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] as the USA's only female archer. She represented the United States again at the [[Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
She was born in Flint, Texas, where she spent her childhood. She is the daughter of Stacey Brown. She is an Evangelical Christian.<ref name="RNS 2016">{{cite web|url=http://religionnews.com/2016/08/05/olympics-brown/|title=Evangelical archer Mackenzie Brown takes aim at first Olympics|website=Religion News Service|first=Kimberly|last=Watson|date=August 5, 2016|accessdate=September 7, 2016}}</ref> As of summer 2016, she resides in [[Chula Vista, California]] where she a Resident Athlete at the [[U.S. Olympic Training Center]].<ref name="NBC whois">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/who-mackenzie-brown|title=Who is... Mackenzie Brown|website=NBC Olympics|publisher=NBC Universal|first=Eric|last=Scatamacchia|date=March 21, 2016|accessdate=September 7, 2016}}</ref>
She was born in Flint, Texas, where she spent her childhood and grew up around [[bowhunting]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taylor|first=Walston|date=2020-01-23|title=Mackenzie Brown Shares Tips for Aspiring Archers|url=http://archery360.com/2020/01/23/mackenzie-brown-shares-tips-for-aspiring-archers/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210001743/https://archery360.com/2020/01/23/mackenzie-brown-shares-tips-for-aspiring-archers/|archive-date=2020-12-10|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Archery 360|quote=grew up around bowhunting}}</ref> She is the daughter of Stacey and Chuck Brown. She is an Evangelical Christian.<ref name="RNS 2016">{{cite web|url=http://religionnews.com/2016/08/05/olympics-brown/|title=Evangelical archer Mackenzie Brown takes aim at first Olympics|website=Religion News Service|first=Kimberly|last=Watson|date=August 5, 2016|accessdate=September 7, 2016}}</ref> As of summer 2016, she resides in [[Chula Vista, California]] where she is a Resident Athlete at the [[U.S. Olympic Training Center]].<ref name="NBC whois">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/who-mackenzie-brown|title=Who is... Mackenzie Brown|website=NBC Olympics|publisher=NBC Universal|first=Eric|last=Scatamacchia|date=March 21, 2016|accessdate=September 7, 2016}}</ref>


==Archery career==
==Archery career==
Prior to her archery career, she participated in competitive swimming, hoping to eventually swim at the Olympic games. In her mid-teens, she discovered the sport of archery and dedicated her time completely to the sport, participating in the National Archery in the Schools program. Brown later participated in the Junior Olympic Archery Development club and participated in the 2012 Olympic Trials for archery, placing 16th, but did not earn a spot to the [[Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="NBC whois" /> She won a team silver medal at the 2012 Pan American Championships, won an individual silver medal at the 2015 World Youth Championships,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=brown-mackenzie/index.html|title=Mackenzie Brown|website=NBC Olympics|publisher=NBC Universal|accessdate=September 7, 2016}}</ref> won a team bronze medal at the 2014 Pan American Championships, and won an individual silver medal at the 2015 World Archery Youth Championships.<ref name="NBC whois" /> As of August 2016, she is the fourth ranked female archer in the world.<ref name="RNS 2016" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldarchery.org/athlete/8437/mackenzie-brown|title=Mackenzie Brown|website=World Archery|accessdate=September 7, 2016}}</ref> As a result, she was named the sole female member of the United States archery team at the [[Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. In a major upset, Brown was defeated in the round of 32 of the individual female archery round to [[Myanmar]] archer [[San Yu Htwe]].<ref>{{cite AV media|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/american-mackenzie-brown-loses-archery-round-32|title=Upset: USA's Mackenzie Brown falls in Round of 32|website=NBC Olympics|publisher=NBC Universal|format=video|accessdate=September 7, 2016}}{{link note|note=United States only}}</ref> She was nicknamed as the "[[Katniss Everdeen|Girl on Fire]]".{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}
Prior to her archery career, she participated in competitive swimming, hoping to eventually swim at the Olympic games. In her mid-teens, she discovered the sport of archery and dedicated her time completely to the sport, participating in the National Archery in the Schools program. Brown later participated in the Junior Olympic Archery Development club and participated in the 2012 Olympic Trials for archery, placing 16th, but did not earn a spot to the [[Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="NBC whois" /> She won a team silver medal at the 2012 Pan American Championships, won an individual silver medal at the 2015 World Youth Championships,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=brown-mackenzie/index.html|title=Mackenzie Brown|website=NBC Olympics|publisher=NBC Universal|accessdate=September 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024215910/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=brown-mackenzie/index.html|archive-date=October 24, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> won a team bronze medal at the 2014 Pan American Championships, and won an individual silver medal at the 2015 World Archery Youth Championships.<ref name="NBC whois" /> As of August 2016, she is the fourth ranked female archer in the world.<ref name="RNS 2016" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldarchery.org/athlete/8437/mackenzie-brown|title=Mackenzie Brown|website=World Archery|accessdate=September 7, 2016}}</ref> As a result, she was named the sole female member of the United States archery team at the [[Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. In a major upset, Brown was defeated in the round of 32 of the women's individual event by [[Myanmar]] archer [[San Yu Htwe]].<ref>{{cite AV media|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/american-mackenzie-brown-loses-archery-round-32|title=Upset: USA's Mackenzie Brown falls in Round of 32|website=NBC Olympics|publisher=NBC Universal|format=video|accessdate=September 7, 2016}}{{link note|note=United States only}}</ref> She was nicknamed as the "[[Katniss Everdeen|Girl on Fire]]".{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}

==Personal==
Brown stated that she would not be getting a [[COVID-19 vaccine]], and would not have participated at the [[2020 Olympic Games]] had vaccination been mandatory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/archery/archers-us-vaccine-coronavirus/|title=Unvaccinated U.S. archers say COVID-19 shot 'personal choice'|date=24 July 2021|accessdate=30 July 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 06:36, 14 April 2024

Mackenzie Brown
Brown in 2015
Personal information
BornMarch 14, 1995 (1995-03-14) (age 29)
Flint, Texas, U.S.[1]
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportArchery
EventRecurve
Medal record
Women's recurve archery
Representing the  United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Medellín Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Medellín Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Medellín Individual

Mackenzie Yee Brown (born March 14, 1995) is an American archer.[3][4] She represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as the USA's only female archer. She represented the United States again at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Early life[edit]

She was born in Flint, Texas, where she spent her childhood and grew up around bowhunting.[5] She is the daughter of Stacey and Chuck Brown. She is an Evangelical Christian.[6] As of summer 2016, she resides in Chula Vista, California where she is a Resident Athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.[7]

Archery career[edit]

Prior to her archery career, she participated in competitive swimming, hoping to eventually swim at the Olympic games. In her mid-teens, she discovered the sport of archery and dedicated her time completely to the sport, participating in the National Archery in the Schools program. Brown later participated in the Junior Olympic Archery Development club and participated in the 2012 Olympic Trials for archery, placing 16th, but did not earn a spot to the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7] She won a team silver medal at the 2012 Pan American Championships, won an individual silver medal at the 2015 World Youth Championships,[8] won a team bronze medal at the 2014 Pan American Championships, and won an individual silver medal at the 2015 World Archery Youth Championships.[7] As of August 2016, she is the fourth ranked female archer in the world.[6][9] As a result, she was named the sole female member of the United States archery team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In a major upset, Brown was defeated in the round of 32 of the women's individual event by Myanmar archer San Yu Htwe.[10] She was nicknamed as the "Girl on Fire".[citation needed]

Personal[edit]

Brown stated that she would not be getting a COVID-19 vaccine, and would not have participated at the 2020 Olympic Games had vaccination been mandatory.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mackenzie Brown Archived October 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  2. ^ Mackenzie Brown Archived December 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ "Athlete Profiles: Mackenzie Brown Team USA". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Rio 2016: Meet Mackenzie Brown, the Girl on Fire". Archery 360. Archery Trade Association. September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  5. ^ Taylor, Walston (January 23, 2020). "Mackenzie Brown Shares Tips for Aspiring Archers". Archery 360. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020. grew up around bowhunting
  6. ^ a b Watson, Kimberly (August 5, 2016). "Evangelical archer Mackenzie Brown takes aim at first Olympics". Religion News Service. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c Scatamacchia, Eric (March 21, 2016). "Who is... Mackenzie Brown". NBC Olympics. NBC Universal. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  8. ^ "Mackenzie Brown". NBC Olympics. NBC Universal. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "Mackenzie Brown". World Archery. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  10. ^ Upset: USA's Mackenzie Brown falls in Round of 32 (video). NBC Olympics. NBC Universal. Retrieved September 7, 2016.(United States only)
  11. ^ "Unvaccinated U.S. archers say COVID-19 shot 'personal choice'". July 24, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.

External links[edit]

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