Simon Terry

Simon Duncan Terry (27 March 1974 – 19 July 2021) was a British archer from Grantham in Lincolnshire, England.

Early life Terry was born on 27 March 1974 in Stirling, the son of Mike and Janice Terry. With the help of his father, Terry first began practising archery when he was eight years old. At the age of nine he won his first competition. At the time of the 1992 Summer Olympics, Terry was an unemployed roofer.

1992 Summer Olympics Having started archery at the age of eight, Simon made his Games debut in 1992 aged 18, where he became the first British man to collect an individual medal at the Olympics since its reintroduction in 1988 by taking third place. A second medal, a bronze in the men's team event, followed at the same Games. He retired from the sport for the first time shortly afterwards. Together with Wills and Larry Godfrey he also took part in the team event. With his 670 score from the ranking round combined with the 661 of Wills and the 657 of Godfrey the British were in fifth position after the ranking round. In the first elimination round they faced the Chinese team and got eliminated with 214–210.

The Chinese went on to win the bronze medal.

2012 Summer Olympics Gaining selection for his home Games at the age of 38, at the 2012 Summer Olympics Terry reached the last 32, losing to Dan Olaru. In the team event, Great Britain lost to Ukraine in the last 16. His third Olympic Games would also prove to be his final international event, as he retired for the second time.

As of 2024 he remains the only British male archer to win an individual Olympic archery medal since its reintroduction as an Olympic sport in 1972.