Who else could it be at number one?
Starting off proceedings with a new personal best of 691 in qualifications, he and Elia Canales became the first Spaniards to claim a World Championship gold in recurve mixed team, the 21 year old athlete then went on a terrific quarterfinal to final run individually, beating Madrid winner Matias Grande, Paris 2024 Olympic Games team gold medallist Kim Je Deok and then world number three Marcus D’Almeida in a shoot off – who previously eliminated Kim Woojin in the first round.
That makes Temiño Mediel the maiden World champion in Spain’s history – a sensational label considering it is one of the largest countries in Europe by population.
His emotional reaction on both podiums showed what it meant to this still young athlete. To put into context the surprise of this result, it’s only his second individual international medal following Shanghai 2024 Hyundai Archery World Cup stage 1.
With age on his side, the world will be waiting to see what’s next for the breakout start from Gwangju.
