For Stutzman, Paris is the last Paralympic Games

Last year in Pilsen, Stutzman helped Indian compound archer Sheetal Devi, who also has no arms, and even shot with Devi's bow to give her a better feel for what adjustments she needed to make to her equipment.

Although he has achieved results similar to those of able-bodied athletes throughout his career, even surpassing them in 2017 when he won the U.S. National Compound Tournament, Stutzman believes his proximity to armless archers would make him a perfect coach.

“That’s what I want to focus on and help them get started, because archery has given me a goal.”

“From the moment I started shooting and realized how powerful it was for me to be able to compete against armed people without weapons, my whole world changed. And I want them to feel that, because this is literally a life-changing moment. It's not just about shooting arrows.”

As Devi did at the World Championships, there was no shortage of paratroopers asking Stutzman for help.

The Kansas City-born athlete has been there from the start, becoming the first armless archer to compete in the Paralympics and winning a medal. He currently holds the world record for the longest accurate shot in the sport at 284 meters.

There are now six armless archers, including Stutzman, in the top 100 of the men's and women's open compound rankings, three of whom competed in Pilsen.

Stutzman says that every month an armless person asks him how to shoot a bow and get started in the sport, and that the rise of parachute archery over the years has overtaken his drive for medals.

“There are days and moments when it makes me happy to have had a positive impact on someone’s life.”

“I always wanted to be considered one of the best archers in the world. That was always my focus, my goal, that's what I always strived for. But later in my life I realized that you don't always have to win everything to be the best archer in the world.”