Deonne Ellen Bridger (born 15 May 1972) is an Australian archer. She has represented Australia in archery at two different Olympic Games (1996 in Atlanta and 2004 in Athens). She also represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. , she was the top-ranked female Australian archer.
Personal
Bridger was born on 15 May 1972 in Perth, Western Australia. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
At the 1988 World Field Championships in Bolzano, Italy, she won a bronze medal in the junior women's recurve event. In October 2001, she finished first in the Ladies recurve event at the W.A. State Freestyle Field Championship while shooting for KGSA, with a marked score of 329 and unmarked score of 317 for a total of 646 with 143 hits and 86 5's. In December 2001, she was nationally ranked as the best female recurve archer in Australia with a WRL of 59, best listed of 1,288 and 2,518 current points. She won a bronze medal in the women's team event alongside teammates Madeleine Ferris and Marianne Gale at the 2002 World Field Championships in Canberra, Australia.
Bridger represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as a 38-year-old.
Bridger attended a national team training camp in Canberra in September 2011 and March 2012. At the 2012 National Target Archery Championships, she finished first as a member of Archery Western Australia's team. , she is ranked as Australia's top female recurve archer.
Olympics
Bridger represented Australia at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and 2004 Athens Olympic Games. At the September 2011 Australian Olympic Test event, she was ranked first with a score of 1278. In March at the 2012 Olympic Games Nomination Shoot Results, she finished first with a score of 2579.