David Barnes (archer)
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David Barnes (born 22 February 1986) is an athlete from Adelaide, Australia. He competes in archery.
Barnes competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He was defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 36th overall.
Barnes is recognised as the first Australian Olympic athlete to compete in Archery after undergoing gender reassignment surgery.
Barnes was also a member of the 6th-place Australian men's archery team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Some of his best achievements are:
- 3rd, Senior World Championships in 2003, New York
- 2nd, Cadet World Championships in 2002, Czech Republic
- 1st, Cadet Teams World Championships in 2002, Czech Republic
- 2nd, European Grand Prix, 2002, Turkey
- 3rd, International Athens tournament, 2003, Athens
- 3rd, European Grand Prix, 2004, Croatia
- 3rd, European Grand Prix, 2004, Turkey
Barnes has set many world records along the way including
- 2000 Set 3 Cadet World Records
- 2001 Set 2 Cadet World Records
- 2002 Set 2 Junior, 18 Cadet, and 3 Cadet Team World Records
- 2003 Set 1 Junior world Record
- 2004 Set 1 Junior World Record
After the Athens 2004 Olympic Games David took a brief exile from the sport of archery to pursue a more academic career.
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