Nathan MacQueen

British Paralympic archer

Nathan MacQueen

Personal information

Born

(1991-06-24) 24 June 1991 (age 33)^[1]
Dumfries, Scotland^[2]

Sport

Para archery

Event

Compound

Club

Balbardie Archers

Coached by

Shaun Teasdale

Medal record

Men's para-archery

Representing Great Britain
Paralympic Games
	2024 Paris	Mixed team compound
European Para Championships
	2023 Rotterdam	Individual compound
Dutch Para Archery Tournament
	2015 Almere	Team compound

Nathan MacQueen (born 24 June 1991) is a British Paralympic archer. He has competed at the Summer Paralympics.

Career

A talented sportsman, MacQueen was a regular rugby player for Glasgow Warriors at under 21 level, before a serious motorbike accident left him paralysed at 18 years old.

Even before his injury, MacQueen was part of Scotland’s archery team. However, after a shoulder injury curtailed his powerlifting and basketball careers, his focus switched solely to archery. He made his international debut just months before Rio 2016, in which he placed 9th.

Following on from this success MacQueen has won multiple medals at both European and International levels. 2023 saw Nathan rise up the rankings to world number 1, winning silver at the World Para Championships, and becoming double European Paralympic Champion.^[3]

As of February 2024, MacQueen trains at Lilleshall Hall National Sports Centre, and at his main sponsor's storage facility, Purdie Worldwide, in Bathgate.^[4]

References

^ "Athlete Profile: MACQUEEN Nathan". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
^ "MACQUEEN, Nathan". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ "Welcome to Macqueen Archery - Home of Nathan Macqueen". Macqueen Archery. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "Beyond the Bullseye - Purdie Worldwide and Nathan Macqueen". Purdie Worldwide. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.