Archer Amy Oliver has dedicated her two World Championship gold medals to her grandmother who helped introduce her to the sport and died recently.
The 29-year-old became the first British woman ever to win both the team and individual events as she stormed to victory in the 'recurve' category at the World Field Championships in Dublin.
Winning her first global medals was made even more meaningful by the loss of her grandmother Joyce Kiddy, from Brampton, who competed in the first ever World Championships in 1969 along with Amy's grandfather Albert Kiddy.
"It felt extra emotional after losing my grandma," said Amy.
"It felt like I had won the gold medals for her and I know she would have been really happy for me. It's definitely the highlight of my career and I can't really describe what it means to me. It still hasn't really sunk in but it's a great achievement and something I am very proud of."
Amy, who lives in Bolton-upon-Dearne, said she would have a 'gold medal party' with her archery-mad family which includes her aunt Michelle Kiddy, from Darfield, who has won European silver in the past and her parents Neil and Lynda Oliver who have both been selected for Great Britain squads.
There were 32 entrants in the recurve event in Dublin and they were gradually eliminated in two groups stages and a series of knock-out games before Amy defeated Italian Jessica Tomasi 50-45 in a tense final. She had already secured the team title along with Tracey Hill and Jessica Nilsson.
Amy said: "Winning the team event was a really big deal for us. "Then to get the individual gold was amazing. Myself and Jessica are close friends and we were two of the top archers all week. It was a close match but I managed to come out on top."
The field World Championships in Dublin became Amy's main focus after she narrowly missed out on selection for the Olympics in Rio. She has previous experience of the Olympics in London and is now hoping to compete for a medal in Tokyo in four years.
"I was very disappointed when I didn't make it to Rio but I decided to focus totally on this competition and it paid off. "Tokyo is definitely in my sights. I have a meeting coming up about my funding and hopefully being a double world champion will help me get some more funding.
"But, even if I don't have any funding, I will still carry on because I love the sport and I know I have more to achieve in it."
