The sport of archery has recently lost three individuals who made important contributions to the sport; German Alcibia, Tito Galvez, and Allan Martin. Each has been recognized for touching the lives of other archers and fans of the sport through their kindness and generosity.

Alcibia, a 16-year-old archer, was a top student and avid archery competitor. He attended high school in San Diego, California, and was a member of the Roadrunner Archery Club at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista. Alcibia’s life was recently celebrated at the “Copa GH” tournament, hosted by the Roadrunner Archery Club in memory of Alcibia.

Galvez was a competitive archer as well as a Level 3-NTS archery coach and a tournament judge. Galvez served as a coach and mentor to many young archers at the Granite City Junior Olympic Archery Development club.

Allan Martin, inducted into the Archery Hall of Fame in 2003, made numerous contributions to the growth of archery. Though he began as a recreational and competitive archer, Martin served in administrative capacities with the Pan Am Committee, FITA (now World Archery) Congress, and the United States Olympic Committee. Martin also served as a board member for the National Archery Association (now USA Archery

USA Archery acknowledges these individuals for their contributions to the sport of archery and the archery community, and extends its condolences to their loved ones.