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His first appearance came in 1984 in Los Angeles where he shot a score of 2339 and finished in 48th position in the individual event.
His first appearance came in 1984 in Los Angeles where he shot a score of 2339 and finished in 48th position in the individual event.
Priestman has competed in archery at three Olympic Games. At the Seoul in 1988 a new elimination format was introduced for the individual event. Priestman scored 1202, earning him 57th place in the preliminary round and did not advance to the later stages.
Foreign the first time in Olympic competition a team event was also held.
Priestman was part of the British team that also included Steven Hallard and Leroy Watson. Ranked eighth after scores from the individual preliminary round were carried over Britain advanced to the semi final where they improved four places to qualify for the final in fourth place.
In 1992 Priestman and Hallard were joined in the team event by teenager Simon Terry. The competition now took the form of a ranking round followed by a knock-out tournament.
The British trio scored 3833 and lay 6th after the ranking round.
Victories over Germany in the round of 16 and Australia in the quarter final earned them a semi final against host nation Spain. In the individual event Priestman finished 41st in the ranking round and did not advance to the knock-out stages.