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Archery At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's Individual
The women's individual at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the archery programme were held at the Panathinaiko Stadium. The heavily favored Korean women, who had taken the top three spots in the ranking round, won gold and silver medals as well as setting a new world record for a 72-arrow round. Park Sung-hyun and Lee Sung Jin defeated every opponent they faced until their final match against each other, which Park won for the gold medal. Alison Williamson of Great Britain, who was ranked only 21st after the ranking round, was able to win a number of upsets to make it to the semi-finals. After losing that match, she pulled off one more upset to finish with a bronze medal. Ranking round The ranking round was held on 12 August at 09:00 at Dekelia Air Force Base. In the 72 arrow ranking round, the Korean women dominated the field, taking the top three spots and setting a world record with Park Sung-hyun's score of 682. The Chinese women also did well, placing 4th, 5th, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panathenaic Stadium
The Panathenaic Stadium ( el, Παναθηναϊκό Στάδιο, Panathinaïkó Stádio, ), as spelled by Philostratus. or ''Kallimarmaro'' (Καλλιμάρμαρο, , Literal translation, lit. "beautiful marble") is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece. One of the main historic attractions of Athens, it is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble. A stadium was built on the site of a simple racecourse by the Athenian statesman Lycurgus of Athens, Lykourgos (Lycurgus) BC, primarily for the Panathenaic Games. It was rebuilt in marble by Herodes Atticus, an Athenian Roman senator, by 144 AD it had a capacity of 50,000 seats. After the rise of Christianity in the 4th century it was largely abandoned. The stadium was excavated in 1869 and hosted the Zappas Olympics in 1870 and 1875. After being refurbished, it hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1896 Summer Olympics, first modern Olympics in 1896 and was the venue for 4 of the 9 contested sports. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He Ying
He Ying (, born April 17, 1977 in Jilin) is an archer from the People's Republic of China who has competed at three Summer Olympics. Career 1996 Summer Olympics In 1996 Atlanta Olympics He won the silver in the women's individual event. She competed again in 2000 in Sydney but did not win a medal. 2004 Summer Olympics He achieved the second Olympic silver medal of her career at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the team event. With teammates Lin Sang and Zhang Juanjuan, He defeated Australia, Ukraine and Chinese Taipei in the elimination rounds before falling to South Korea in the gold medal match by a single match. He placed 4th in the individual ranking round with a score of 667. He went on to defeat Helen Palmer of Great Britain, Melissa Jennison of Australia and Kirstin Jean Lewis of South Africa in the first three rounds, her encounter with Jennison going to a final arrow shoot-off. In the quarterfinals, He faced eventual bronze medalist Alison Williamson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Nichols
Jennifer L. Nichols Hardy (born October 4, 1983) is an archer from the United States. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Nichols started archery when she was twelve years old and at fifteen she won the National Youth Archery Competition. 2004 Summer Olympics Nichols represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 19th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 638. In the first round of elimination, she faced 46th-ranked Puspitasari Rina Dewi of Indonesia. Nichols defeated Puspitasari 160-141 in the 18-arrow match to advance to the round of 32. In that round, she faced 14th-ranked Ukrainian archer Tetyana Berezhna. Nichols won the match 163-160 in the regulation 18 arrows, advancing to the round of 16. She then lost to 3rd-ranked Yun Mi Jin of Korea 168-162, finishing 9th in women's individual archery. She has been featured in Vogue Magazine. 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Nichols finished her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelia Pfohl
Cornelia Pfohl (born 23 February 1971) is a German archer who contested four consecutive Summer Olympic Games from 1992 to 2004. She is a two-time Olympic medalist in the women's team event, winning silver medal in 1996 and bronze medal in 2000. She attracted attention at both the 2000 and 2004 Olympics for competing while pregnant with her first and second child respectively. Career Olympic career ;1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics Pfohl made her Olympic debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, finishing forty-fourth overall in the women's individual event. She was also a member of the German team that finished the women's team competition in tenth place. At the 1996 Summer Olympics Pfohl reached the final of the women's team event. With Germany leading their opponents South Korea by a single point with nine of the match's twenty-seven arrows left, Pfohl shot into the outermost ring of the target, scoring just one point and allowing South Korea to pull ahead to win the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Folkard
Naomi Anne Folkard (born 18 September 1983) is a British archer who has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games five times between 2004 and 2020. She has also represented Great Britain at the World Archery Championships and the Archery World Cup, and England at the Commonwealth Games. Following a string of national titles in the early 2000s, Folkard won selection for the British Olympic archery team in 2004. She has since regularly competed in international recurve archery events and later participated in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. She is also a prominent competitor in field archery, having won medals at the World Games and the World Field Archery Championships. Early and personal life Naomi Folkard was born on 18 September 1983 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. She was introduced to archery at the age of five, first trying out the sport at a family scout camp. At twelve years old she was a member of the British junior team and progressed to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Nasaridze
Natalia Nasaridze (born 2 October 1972) is a three-time European champion archer, who competes internationally for Turkey. She is from the Republic of Georgia. She is coached by Vladimir Lekveshivili and is a member of Antalya Specialization Club. International achievements Olympics Nasaridze represented Turkey at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. In these events, she placed 15th, 21st, 17th, and 49th respectively. During the 1996 Summer Olympics, on July 29, 1996 she broke the Olympic record by scoring 168 points in an 18 arrow match. In 2004, she placed 16th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 639. In the first round of elimination, she faced 49th-ranked Mari Piuva of Finland. Nasaridze lost in a close upset 136-133 in the 18-arrow match, placing 49th overall in women's individual archery. She was also a member of the 10th-place Turkish women's archery team. General * 1990, Barcelona, Spain - European champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita Galinovskaya
Margarita Viktorovna Galinovskaya (russian: Маргарита Викторовна Галиновская, born April 19, 1968) is a Russian archer. She competed in the women's individual and team events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Galinovskaya represented Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 15th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 639. In the first round of elimination, she faced 40th-ranked fellow Russian Elena Dostay. Galinovskaya defeated Dostay 153-136 in the 18-arrow match to advance to the round of 32. In that round, she faced 18th-ranked German archer Cornelia Pfohl. Galinovskaya won the match 158-156 in the regulation 18 arrows, advancing to the round of 16. She then lost to 2nd-ranked and eventual silver medalist Lee Sung Jin of Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetyana Berezhna
Tetyana Mykolayivna Berezhna ( uk, Тетяна Миколаївна Бережна; born 13 November 1982) is an archer from Ukraine. Berezhna represented Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 14th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 640. In the first round of elimination, she faced 51st-ranked Fotini Vavatsi of Greece. Berezhna defeated Vavatsi, winning 160-156 in the 18-arrow match to advance to the round of 32. In that round, she faced Jennifer Nichols of the United States, losing to the 19th-ranked archer 163-160 in the regulation 18 arrows. Berezhna finished 18th in women's individual archery. Berezhna was also a member of the 6th-place Ukrainian team in the women's team archery competition. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Berezhna finished her ranking round with a total of 627 points. This gave her the 38th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Zhang Juanjuan in the first round. The local Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dola Banerjee
Dola Banerjee ( bn, দোলা ব্যানার্জি; born 2 June 1980) is an Indian sportswoman who competes in archery. Early life Dola Banerjee is daughter of Ashok Banerjee and Kalpana Banerjee. She was born in Baranagar near Kolkata. She studied in Baranagar Rajkumari Memorial Girls High School. At the age of eight, she joined Baranagar Archery Club. Her first international appearance was in Youth World Championship in San Diego in 1996 Career Dola Banerjee started archery at the Baranagar Archery Club in 1990 when she was barely 9 years of age. She represented at the tender age of 16 at the Youth World Championship, San Diego in 1996. Since then she has been a regular member of the Indian women’s archery team. Dola Banerjee represented India at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was placed 13th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 642. In the first round of elimination, she faced 52nd-ranked Kirstin Jean Lewis of South Africa. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nataliya Burdeyna
Nataliya Andriyivna Burdeyna ( ua, Наталія Андріївна Бурдейна, born 30 January 1974) is a Ukrainian archer. She was born in Odessa. Burdeyna was part of the Ukrainian team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where they won the silver medal. In the individual competition she finished 17th after losing the round of 32. She again represented Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 12th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 643. In the first round of elimination, she faced 53rd-ranked Sayoko Kawauchi of Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... Burdeyna, in a major upset, lost 137-129 in the 18-arrow match, dropping to 55th overall in women's individual archery. Burdeyna was also a member of the 6th-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Sang
Lin Sang (; born August 17, 1977 in Putian, Fujian) is an archery, archer from the People's Republic of China. Lin represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 11th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 647. In the first round of elimination, she faced 54th-ranked Tshering Choden (archer), Tshering Chhoden of Bhutan. In a major upset, Lin lost 159-156 in the 18-arrow match, placing only 36th overall in women's individual archery. She also competed at the 1994 Asian Games winning a gold medal in the team event, at the 1998 Asian Games winning a silver medal in the team event and a bronze in the individual and at the 1999 World Archery Championships where she won a silver medal in the team event. References External links * http://2004.sina.com.cn/star/lin_sang/index.shtml * http://2004.163.com/2004w07/12623/2004w07_1090669907331.html 1977 births Living people Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Chinese female archers Olympic a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Valeeva
Natalia Valeeva (born 15 November 1969 in Tîrnauca, Transnistria) is a naturalized Italian archer. She is a five-time Olympian and former world number one, and a native of Moldova, having represented the Unified Team, Moldova and Italy, at the Olympic Games of 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. She won the individual and team bronze medals in the 1992 Olympic Games. Personal life Valeeva is the mother of twins, and is married to an Italian native (Roberto Cocchi). She is sponsored by Hoyt Archery and Easton Technical Products as a member of their Pro Staff. 1992 Summer Olympics Valeeva represented the Unified Team and won the individual bronze medal with Cho Youn-Jeong and Kim Soo-Nyung, both representing South Korea, winning gold and silver. She also won the team bronze medal with Lyudmila Arzhannikova and Khatouna Kvrivichvili with South Korea winning gold and China winning silver. 1996 Summer Olympics Valeeva represented Moldova at the 1996 Summer Olympics, wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
