Lyon held the FITA 1440 record at 1345, a score that is considered a landmark in recurve archery.

Lyon finished fourth at the Pan-American Games, losing the bronze to Vic Wunderle (USA) 109–114.

He then shot 109–114 against Juan Carlos Stevens (CUB) and 109–114 against Vic Wunderle (USA) to finish fourth.

Lyon previously held the FITA 1440 record at 1345, a score that is considered a landmark in recurve archery.

In the third round Lyon was unable to win against Bair Badënov from Russia (115–110), who eventually won the bronze medal.

[1] In 2010 Jay Lyon won a silver medal in the individual event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.