Campbell wins Island Games shot put gold for Jersey
Four archery medals for Jersey
Jersey archer Mollie Perrett won gold in the Single WA 1440 Women's Recurve event. Perrett was 40 points clear of Falkland Islands' Louise Clarke with Guernsey's Monika Komla a further four points back.It was one of four archery medals won by Jersey as Perrett and her teammates Frederick Crosby, Darren Jones and Tony Vardon win team silver.Angela Perrett won individual Single WA 1440 Women's Compound bronze as she and teammates Hannah Bridle, Francisco Rocha and Heath Perrett took team bronze.
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