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Matt Stutzman was born without arms. He shoots sitting down, hooking the bow over one foot and drawing the string using his shoulder and jaw.On September 1, 2024, at Les Invalides in Paris, he shot 149 out of a possible 150 in the compound open final and beat China's top seed. One point off a perfect score, and a new Paralympic record. On the way to the final he beat Finland's Jere Forsberg, the man who had beaten him in the 2012 final in London.It was his fourth Games. He had waited 12 years for it, and he was 41.Asked afterward what he thought his legacy would be, he did not say the medal. He said there are more armless archers in the sport now than when he started, and that is the part he would count.#ProjectNightfall #Inspiring #Incredible