Lisa Buscombe
Canadian archer who won world field archery gold.
Lisa Buscombe (born Bertoncini) is a retired Canadian archer. She took gold at the 1984 World Field Archery Championships and the 1985 World Games, and added a silver at the 1986 World Field Archery Championships. In 1985, she entered the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.
Her competitive career began at Mohawk College in 1975. She won Ontario Colleges Athletic Association gold medals in 1977 and 1978. From 1978 through 1992, she collected multiple provincial and national titles. At world championships, she also competed in 1985 and 1987 without medaling. In 1999, she served as an assistant for Canada’s archery team at the Pan American Games and competed at the 1999 World Archery Championships.
At Mohawk College, she was twice named athlete of the year and received the Sam Mitminger Award for athletics and academics. Besides the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame, she was inducted into the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Amateur Sports Hall of Fame in 1985, the Mohawk College Hall of Fame in 1989, and the OCAA Hall of Fame in 2003.
Quick Facts
- Birth Name
- Lisa Bertoncini
- National Team
- Canada
- Citizenship
- Canadian
- Education
- Mohawk College/McMaster University/University of Toronto
- Sport
- Archery
- College Team
- Mohawk College
- Medal Templates
- Women's archery · World Field Archery Championships / 1984 Hyvinkää · Women's individual / 1986 Radstadt · Freestyle Women's individual · World Games / 1985 London · Women's recurve
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Lore & Background
Buscombe began competing as an archer for Mohawk College in 1975. She won gold medals in archery competitions held by the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association in 1977 and 1978. After college, she won multiple provincial and national archery championships from 1978 to 1992. At world championships, she won gold medals at the 1984 World Field Archery Championships and the 1985 World Games. She also competed at the 1985 and 1987 World Archery Championships but did not medal. In 1999, she was selected as an assistant for Canada's archery team at the 1999 Pan American Games and participated at the 1999 World Archery Championships.
Reader's Guide
Lisa Buscombe's career highlights her success in field archery, where she earned gold at the 1984 World Field Archery Championships and the 1985 World Games, and a silver at the 1986 World Field Archery Championships. Her achievements led to her induction into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1985, the same year she was inducted into the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Amateur Sports Hall of Fame. While at Mohawk College, she was named athlete of the year twice and received the Sam Mitminger Award for athletics and academics. She was later inducted into the Mohawk College Hall of Fame in 1989 and the OCAA Hall of Fame in 2003. Her later involvement as an assistant for Canada's archery team at the 1999 Pan American Games and participation at the 1999 World Archery Championships extended her contribution to the sport beyond her competitive years.
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