Alexandra Longová (born 7 February 1994) is a Slovak competitive

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. Longová made her debut on the Slovak national team at the age of ten, and eventually competed in numerous international archery tournaments, spanning the 2015 European Games, the 2016 Summer Olympics, and European Championships. Longová currently trains under the tutelage of head coach Matej Miskovsky for the Slovak squad, while shooting at Blue Arrows archery range in her native Bratislava. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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, Longová etched a historic mark for Slovakia as one of the country's first archers sent to the Olympic tournament, shooting only in the women's individual recurve. Longová managed to fire off a score of 641 points, 11 targets of a perfect ten, and 8 bull's eyes, for the twenty-second spot against a field of 63 other archers in the qualifying round. Heading to the knockout stage on the third day of the Games, Longová comfortably disposed the Indian archer

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at 7–1 in the opening round, before she faced her subsequent challenge against China's

Qi Yuhong Qi Yuhong ( zh, s=齐玉红, p=Qí Yùhóng; born August 25, 1989) is a Chinese competitive archer. She won a bronze medal as a member of the Chinese women's archery team at the 2015 Asian Championships in Bangkok Bangkok, officially known ...

, abruptly ending her Olympic debut in a harsh 0–6 defeat. Longová was also selected to represent her country as one of the young change-makers at the

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Alexandra Longová
at the ''Slovenský Olympijský Výbor'' * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Longova, Alexandra Slovak female archers Living people Sportspeople from Bratislava 1994 births Archers at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Slovakia Olympic archers for Slovakia Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics