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Markiyan Ivashko
Markiyan Volodymyrovych Ivashko (Ukrainian: Маркіян Володимирович Івашко; born May 18, 1979) is a Ukrainian archer. 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Ivashko finished his ranking round with a total of 658 points, which gave him the 32nd seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Daniel Morillo in the first round. The Spanish archer won the match by 115–107. Morillo would be eliminated in the following round by Juan René Serrano. Together with Oleksandr Serdyuk and Viktor Ruban he also took part in the team event. With his 658 score from the ranking round combined with the 678 of Ruban and the 676 of Serdyuk, Ukraine was in second position after the ranking round, which gave them a straight seed into the quarter-finals. With 214–211 they were too strong for the Chinese Taipei team, but in the semi-final they were eliminated by Italy, 223–221. In the challenge for the bronze medal China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archery
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 layers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Morillo
Daniel Morillo (born 21 January 1988 in Ibiza) is an athlete from Spain, who competes in archery. 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Morillo finished his ranking round with a total of 657 points, which gave him the 33rd seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Markiyan Ivashko in the first round, in which he beat the archer from Ukraine 115-107. In the second round Morillo faced Juan René Serrano, the leader after the ranking round with 679 points. In a tight match Serrano was the winner with 112-111 and advanced to the next round.Athlete biography: Daniel Morillo beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug, 19 2008 References 1988 births Living people Spanish male archers Archers at the 2008 Summer Olympics ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
