Lt Jonathan Parker's performance during the competition earned him the title of the Royal Navy's outdoor archery champion for 2008. He was also part of the four man Royal Navy team who beat the RAF and Army to become the inter-Services outdoor champions.
The 28-year-old joined the Royal Navy in 2001 and is currently the secretary of the Royal Navy Archery Association. He took up the sport 10 years ago while studying at Southampton University.
Lt Parker said: "It was a tough competition this year, with two former RN champions and a young marine returning to the sport having nearly been Olympic standard some years ago; but it was that strength in depth that saw us past the other services and made it that much more special when I found out I had won. There aren't many jobs in the world that take minority sports like this seriously and recognise the benefits that competitive sport brings."
Since joining the Royal Navy Lt Parker has served on board five ships during deployments around the world. He has also served ashore at the headquarters of the Defence Communications Services Agency in Corsham and has studied at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham.
Lt Parker is now serving at HMS Raleigh in Cornwall, as a Divisional Training Officer responsible for providing basic training to the Royal Navy's new recruits.
Lt Parker said: "It's the variety of jobs, quality of people and opportunities you get that stand this out as a career above others, I can analyse guided missiles and satellite communications, lead a board and search party, talk on international politics and coach a recruit through their nine weeks' basic training. I've enjoyed every job I've been given, not because they're easy, but because they've been rewarding and worthwhile."
A former pupil of Lancaster Royal Grammar School, Lt Parker is also a keen cricketer. He started playing cricket with the Fulwood and Broughton Cricket Club at the age of 10 and now plays for the Royal Navy and Combined Services team. He recently put in a fine performance representing the Royal Navy in a match against the Army, taking two wickets and scoring 38 runs.
The match celebrated the centenary of the first Army Navy game at Lord's Cricket Ground in 1908, which ended in a draw. This year's contest, also held at Lord's, looked certain to end in an Army win, but a great performance by the Navy towards the end of the game made for an honourable draw.