John Schembri has been involved in Archery since the Archery Association of Malta was founded way back in 1970, he is currently the president.Over the past 52 years he has covered several roles within the association, including secretary, national coach and president.
Apart from covering several administrative roles, he is also heavily involved in the day-to-day running of the association which include mentoring, coaching and tuning bows on a regular basis.John was also an active archer and still has several records in his name in the longbow category.
Jeremy started archery in 2012 and competed with an Olympic recurve bow had his first international experience in 2016 which was in the UK, but has also competed Cyprus, Germany and Switzerland. Olympic recurve archery allowed him to develop several aspects of the sport such as technique and understanding equipment tuning. He currently holds 10 national records in the cadet and junior categories for the Olympic recurve category. Jeremy is also a certified WA level 1 coach and has helped several beginners start their archery journey. In October 2022, he decided to make the change to the compound category because he wanted to experience archery in a new style. In January 2023, Jeremy won the National indoor championships with a compound bow which incentivised him to train even harder to improve! In 2023, he also forms part of the Association’s council as the Public Relations Officer as he would like to promote our sport and show what we as an Association do in terms of activities and events.
On a personal level, Jeremy would like to encourage everyone to start archery because members practice, train and compete Nationally and Internationally and make great friends along the way!
Brian Micallef commenced his sports adventure by playing Hockey at the age of 13. He played for Sliema and the National team till the age of 35. Due to an injury, he had to stop practicing this sport and moved to Archery at the age of 40.
Brian shoots a compound bow and competes in both Senior and master’s categories.Brian forms part of the Archery National Team and has represented Malta in various International indoor and outdoor tournaments (Cyprus / Messkirch Germany / Basel Switzerland)Brian works as a Senior Sales Executive in a leading Shipping Company CMA CGM Malta Agency Limited.
Daniel has been involved in archery since a young age, winning several local championships in the junior recurve category. After a long break he took up the sport once again in 2012 within the recurve division, then in 2015 he transitioned to the compound division.
In the compound division he won the national championships (indoor and outdoor) several times, he also represented Malta in various international competitions, winning the silver (2018) and bronze (2021) medals in the team event competition in the Aphrodite International Tournament held in Cyprus.He currently holds the national records in the Compound Men division on the 50m distance and the WA 50m. Daniel is also involved in coaching in the beginners category.Daniel is employed with a local bank as a supervisor.
Since March 2023, she has been a member of the Archery Association of Malta. She has represented Malta in an international competition in Artena, Italy, in November 2023, and in a world competition at the Swiss Open Lausanne Indoor Competition in November 2024. She holds two indoor national records and four outdoor national records in her category.
Marianne Buttigieg is married to Noel Buttigieg and has two sons, a 19-year-old son named Isaac and a 16-year-old son named Jacob who is also an archer.
Karl Cutajar is a dedicated Maltese compound archer who has been actively involved in the sport since 2019. His commitment and skill earned him a place on the Malta national archery team, where he proudly represented his country in international competitions between 2023 and 2024. Known for his precision, focus, and drive for continuous improvement, Karl is passionate not only about competing but also about advancing knowledge in the biomechanics of archery, exploring how science and technique can enhance performance. Outside the archery range, Karl is a medical doctor and a European Board-certified obstetrician and gynaecologist.