The compound men’s final produced one of the most dramatic finishes of the day.
Chile’s world number 114 Alejandro Patricio Martin Arriagada opened with back-to-back perfect 30s and appeared destined for victory until El Salvador’s Douglas Vladimir Nolasco responded with a perfect 30 in the final end to Martin Arriagada’s 28, sealing the title by a single point, 145-144.
El Salvador’s most decorated archer, Roberto Hernandez, missed out on individual bronze after losing a tiebreak to Ecuador’s Mateo Sebastian Oleas Rodriguez, but made up for it in the team events.
The world number 31 paired with Sofia Paiz to claim compound mixed team gold and combined with Nolasco and Miguel Angel Veliz to secure the men’s team title.
Ecuador’s Blanca Maritza Rodrigo Bueno – the 19-year-old who topped qualification with a career-best 699 – edged Peru’s Beatriz Aliaga Hurtado 145-143 in a tightly contested compound women’s final.
Aliaga Hurtado had won the South American Championships title a day earlier but was unable to repeat that success at the Grand Prix.
The home team had reason to celebrate too.
Chile’s recurve men’s team of Andres Aguilar, Andres Gallardo and Ángel Moises Vega Valdivia defeated El Salvador 6-2 to win gold, while Javiera Del Río Cubillos, Aurora Olea Prado and Mariana Paz Vincench Pasten combined to edge El Salvador 218-217 in the compound women’s team final.
