Petra Ericsson

Petra Ericsson (born 1 June 1973 in Mölndal, Sweden) is a Swedish athlete who competes in compound archery.

During the Archery World Championships in 1991, she faced numerous personal problems after deciding to try compound discipline over recurve.

She achieved a career-high ranking of 2 (behind Jamie Van Natta in April 2008,[2] by defeating Anna Kazantseva in semifinals.

[1] After a long break to start a family (she gave birth to a baby in 2008), with her coach and husband Mats Inge, Ericsson returned to archery and put on outstanding performance at the Tournament of Nimes in 2012.

[1] During the event, Ericsson tied with Danielle Brown and then secured her bronze after defeating Patricia Leger in the finals.