Trenton Cowles

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Trenton Cowles
Cowles at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Born (2002-05-29) May 29, 2002 (age 23)
Home townTarzana, California, U.S.
Sport
SportArchery
Event
Recurve
Medal record
Men's recurve archery
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2025 Gwangju Team
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Wraclow Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali Individual
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Cali Team

Trenton Cowles (born May 29, 2002) is an American archer competing in men's recurve events. He won the silver medal in the men's team recurve event at the 2025 World Archery Championships.

Early life

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Cowles attended Taft Charter High School in Woodland Hills, California. He first discovered archery while playing it on Wii Sports Resort.[1]

Career

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Cowles made his international debut for the United States at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and won a gold medal in the boy's individual event and a bronze medal in the mixed team event. His gold medal was team USA's best finish in archery at a Youth Olympic Games or Olympic Games since 1996.[2]

He competed at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games and won gold medals in the individual and mixed team events, and a silver medal in the men's team event.[3]

In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Archery Championships and won a silver medal in the men's team event.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Favot, Sarah (November 5, 2018). "This Woodland Hills student's archery skills are right on target". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "From Starting Via Video Game To The Youth Olympics, Trenton Cowles Brings Home Archery Gold". usarchery.org. October 17, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  3. ^ Reinert, Bob (October 31, 2023). "From 'Wii Sports' To The Olympics; Archer Trenton Cowles Might Be On Just That Path". teamusa.com. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  4. ^ "USA with another World Championship medal as the recurve men win silver in Korea". teamusa.com. September 10, 2025. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
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