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Svetlana Gomboeva
Svetlana Vadimovna Gomboeva ( rus, Светлана Вадимовна Гомбоева, , svʲɪˈtɫanə ɡɐmˈbo(ɪ̯)ɪvə; born 8 June 1998) is a Russian archer. She competed in the women's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She finished 45th in the ranking round before collapsing from sunstroke amid a record heatwave in Tokyo. She was also part of the women's team winning the silver medal. In 2019, she won the silver medal in the women's team recurve event at the 2019 Summer Universiade ) , Nations participating = 118 , Athletes participating = 5,971 , Events = 220 , Sports = 18 , Opening ceremony = 3 July , Closing ceremony = 14 July , Officially opened by = President Se ... held in Naples, Italy. She won the gold medal in the women's team recurve event at the 2021 European Archery Championships held in Antalya, Turkey. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomboeva ... [...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] |
