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Dafne Quintero
Dafne Valeria Quintero García (born 9 March 2002) is a Mexican archer competing in women's compound events. She won the gold medal in the women's individual compound event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in El Salvador. Career Quintero won two gold medals at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia. She won the gold medal in the women's individual compound event and also in the mixed team event. In 2022, Quintero, Mariana Bernal and Andrea Becerra won the gold medal in the women's team compound event at the Pan American Archery Championships held in Santiago, Chile. She won two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in El Salvador. In August 2023, Quintero, Ana Hernández and Andrea Becerra won the silver in the women's team compound event at the World Archery Championships held in Berlin, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Competitive Archery
Modern competitive archery involves shooting arrows at a target for accuracy and precision from a set distance or distances. This is the most popular form of competitive archery worldwide and is called target archery. A form particularly popular in Europe, North America, and South America is field archery, shot at targets generally set at various distances in a wooded setting. There are also several other lesser-known and historical forms, as well as archery novelty games. The World Archery Federation (WA, also and formerly known as FITA from the French ''Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc''), composed of 156 national federations and other archery associations, is the governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee. Various other large organizations exist with different rules. Target archery Modern competitive target archery is often governed by the World Archery Federation, abbreviated as WA (sometimes also referred to as FITA, from its former Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archery At The 2021 Junior Pan American Games
Archery competitions at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia were held from November 25 to 28, 2021. Medal summary Medal table Medalists Recurve Compound See also *2021 Pan American Archery Championships * Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics References {{DEFAULTSORT:Archery at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games Multi-purpose stadiums in Colombia Archery Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ... Qualification tournaments for the 2023 Pan American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medalists At The 2023 Pan American Games
A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be intended to be worn, suspended from clothing or jewellery in some way, although this has not always been the case. They may be struck like a coin by dies or die-cast in a mould. A medal may be awarded to a person or organisation as a form of recognition for sporting, military, scientific, cultural, academic, or various other achievements. Military awards and decorations are more precise terms for certain types of state decoration. Medals may also be created for sale to commemorate particular individuals or events, or as works of artistic expression in their own right. In the past, medals commissioned for an individual, typically with their portrait, were often used as a form of diplomatic or personal gift, with no sense of being an award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archers At The 2023 Pan American Games
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity. A person who practices archery is typically called an archer, bowman, or toxophilite. History Origins and ancient archery The oldest known evidence of the bow and arrow comes from South African sites such as Sibudu Cave, where the remains of bone and stone arrowheads have been found dating approximately 72,000 to 60,000 years ago.Backwell L, d'Errico F, Wadley L.(2008). Middle Stone Age bone tools from the Howiesons Poort layers, Sibudu Cave, South Africa. Journal of Archaeological Science, 35:1566–1580. Backwell L, Bradfield J, Carlson KJ, Jashashvili T, Wadley L, d'Errico F.(2018). The antiquity of bow-and-arrow technology: evidence from Middle Stone Age layer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
