A great hope for French archery, Lisa Barbelin has been making dazzling progress for several years. Enough to make you dream of the most beautiful metal at the Paris Olympics.
It was in Moselle, more precisely in Ley, that Lisa Barbelin was born on April 10, 2000. She put her hands on a bow for the first time at the age of 9. She owes it to a happy coincidence. Licensed in a club, her uncle looked after the kid and took her to the shooting range. It was love at first sight for the person concerned, who has an easy time using her fingers thanks to her piano practice. The Dieuze club quickly became her second home. Her talent quickly opened the doors of the CREPS in Nancy to her, before arriving in the big family of INSEP in 2018. In parallel with obtaining her baccalaureate and entering the Sorbonne, where she followed
a degree in chemistry, Lisa Barbelin is making waves on the circuit. She quickly beat the likes of Karyna Dziominskaya, Ksenia Perova and Elena Osipova. Her performances allowed her to participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games (eliminated in the 8th round, and 5th in mixed). In Paris, this journalism enthusiast (she created her podcast “Radio Carquois” on archery and high-level sport), tarot and Marvel wants to shine in her new adopted city.
What is Lisa Barbelin’s track record?
In the adult category, she opened her medal cabinet with a European title (2021). A few months later, she won team bronze at the World Championships. The following year, she shot at the European Indoor Championships (2022). With her teammates, she added two silver medals at the 2023 European Games as well as at the World Archery Championships (2023).
What is Lisa Barbelin’s salary?
The archer devotes herself to her sport, and studies chemistry at the same time at the Sorbonne University. She thus benefits from the Passport to the Olympic Games scholarship program set up by the Sorbonne University Foundation and supported by Crédit Agricole d’Ile-de-France Mécénat. She is also supported in her project by other private (Caisse d’Épargne) and public actors: since 2020, Lusa Barbelin has become a high-level Defense athlete by committing to the gendarmerie.
What is Lisa Barbelin’s training pace?
The athlete spends more than ten hours a day training. She repeats her routine (inhale, close her eyes, exhale, draw her bow, and let go of her arrow) more than 600 times a day. Her concentration and breathing remain the most worked factors.