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{{Short description|Fijian archer (born 1981)}}
{{Other people|Robert Elder}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2010}}
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| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|4|25}}
| birth_place    = [[Suva]]
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| weight         ={{convert|115|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
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| sport          = [[Archery]]
| event          = Men's individual
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{{MedalCountry | {{FIJ}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Archery]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pacific Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2007 Pacific Games|2007 Apia]] | Individual Recurve }}
{{MedalSilver| [[Archery at the 2011 Pacific Games|2011 Nouméa]] | Individual Recurve }}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Track and field athletics|Athletics]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Oceania Athletics Championships|Oceania Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver |[[1998 Oceania Athletics Championships|1998 Nukuʻalofa]] | High jump}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Oceania Junior Athletics Championships|Oceania Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver |[[1998 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships|1998 Nukuʻalofa]] | High jump}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Oceania Youth Athletics Championships|Oceania Youth Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[1997 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships|1997 Suva]] | High jump}}
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'''Rob Elder''' (born 25 April 1981 in [[Suva]]) is an athlete from [[Fiji]].  He competes in [[archery]].

Elder competed at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in men's individual archery.  He was defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 48th overall.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/rob-elder-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055920/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/rob-elder-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> He also qualified for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in the men's individual archery, coming 63 in the ranking round, before almost pulling off a shock comeback over Korean [[Kim Bub-min]] (who had earlier won a bronze in the team event). After being 4-0 down, before losing 6–4 in the deciding set in the 1/32 elimination round, needing to shoot 10 for victory, he could only manage a 6.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/archery/event/men-individual/match=arm070632/index.html |title=London 2012 Olympic results |access-date=12 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810000110/http://www.london2012.com/archery/event/men-individual/match=arm070632/index.html |archive-date=10 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Achievements in other sports ==
In his early years, he was also competing successfully in [[Track and field athletics|athletics]].
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!bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="6"|Representing {{FIJ}}
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|1997
|[[1997 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships|Oceania Youth Championships]]
|[[Suva]], [[Fiji]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|High jump
|1.93 m
|-
|rowspan=2|1998
|[[1998 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships|Oceania Junior Championships]]
|[[Nukuʻalofa]], [[Tonga]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|High jump
|1.95 m
|-
|[[1998 Oceania Athletics Championships|Oceania Championships]]
|[[Nukuʻalofa]], [[Tonga]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|High jump
|1.95 m
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{sports links}}
* {{World Archery}}

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[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Olympic archers for Fiji]]
[[Category:Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Archers at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Fijian male archers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Suva]]
[[Category:Fijian high jumpers]]
[[Category:Pacific Games silver medalists for Fiji]]
[[Category:Pacific Games medalists in archery]]


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