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Class of 2010
Competitor
Frank Gandy
was born in 1936 in
Bartow,
Florida. He was
nine years old when he saw his first archery set in a local
hardware store. He doesn’t remember how much it cost but he knew
he had to have it. During the next ten years, he made a bow
during shop class in High School and he bought an all wood
static recurve bow, which he still owns to this day.
Within the next two years he married his high school sweetheart,
Margaret, they joined a local archery club and that is how
Frank’s archery career started.
Since 1964, Frank has placed first in 150 state, sectional,
national and one international tournament. These events were won
shooting in the National Field Archery Association, National
Archery Association, Professional Archers Association, and also
the ASA, Las Vegas and Atlantic City. These were won shooting
four different styles, Bare bow-Re curve, Limited Freestyle-Re
curve, Limited Freestyle-Compound and Freestyle Release.
He won his first national in 1967 in
Jackson,
Mississippi and his
last major was won in 2005 in the Senior Division of the North
American Field Archery Championship. Frank’s win’s cover five
decades.
Notes of Interest:
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National Field Archery Association Champion, 1967,
1980 and 1981
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PAA Nationals Champion, 1974; Indoor and Outdoor
Champion, 1985
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NAA National Champion, 1996
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Las Vegas
Tournament Champion, 1984 and 1985
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Atlantic City
Archery Classic Champion, 1982, 1985
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North American Field Archery Championship, 2003, 2005
 
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