PREGNANT archer Jodie Grinham delivered under pressure by snatching Paralympic bronze from Cirencester's Phoebe Paterson Pine.

The 31-year-old last weekend spent two days at a Paris maternity ward thinking she may be going into early labour after her baby stopped moving.

On Saturday evening, she grabbed the final podium place in the women’s individual compound event by a single point when defending champion Paterson Pine could only manage eight with the final arrow.

Paterson Pine had led the contest since the third end, before the late twist.

“I am so proud of her,” the 26-year-old former Deer Park student said of her team-mate. “She defied so many odds.

“To produce a performance like that is just incredible, especially as she has a little bubba on the way.

“Jodie is getting towards the end of her pregnancy. She has done fantastic and worked really hard for this.”

"If someone had told me I would come fourth at my second games, I’d probably snatch that up, and I still would now.

"It’s such a weird place to be, you’re happy coming top four, but you didn’t medal which is upsetting, but you’re okay with that? Or at least I feel okay with that.

"I won’t say I’m content, because I’m not, I wanted more and I am disappointed in myself, but I also have done incredibly well, regardless of taking something home or not.

"My shots were good up until my last arrow of the day, my bow performed how he should have, sometimes it just comes down to making a bad shot and that’s what I happened to do in the moment.

"It's not my proudest moment let me tell you, but I don’t feel as though I’m mad about it really, disappointed yes, sad yes, but not mad.

"My journey in Paris has come to an end, I’ve shot well and I’ve shot consistently.

"An athlete that loses and learns, that’s lethal."

Grinham, who is 28 weeks pregnant with her second child, dramatically triumphed 142-141 at the Esplanade des Invalides.

“I’ve been in and out of hospital this week, it’s been really difficult,” she said.

“My partner’s got a baby bag ready in case he’s got to get over to Paris"

Haverfordwest-born Grinham, who lives in Crawley, was earlier denied a shot at gold by a 145-143 defeat to the eventual champion, Turkey’s Oznur Cure Girdi.

Paterson Pine lost her semi-final 146-143 to Iranian silver medallist Fatemeh Hemmati.