Almudena Gallardo Vicente (born March 26, 1979 in

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) is a Spanish

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who competed in the

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and 2004 Summer Olympics.

Career

Gallardo joined the Spanish national archery team in 1995 having won three consecutive national junior titles; at sixteen years old she was the team's youngest member. She made her Olympic debut in 2000 but was eliminated in the first round of the women's individual competition by Anna Karaseva of Belarus. Gallardo entered the 2004 Summer Olympics as Spain's sole representative in the women's individual event. She began the event with a score of 631 points from a maximum of 720 in the 72-arrow ranking round, earning her the 24th seed for the subsequent elimination rounds. Victories over Georgia's

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and

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of the

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saw her advance to the last sixteen, where after a poor start she was defeated by Greece's

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by eight points over eighteen arrows. Although Spanish newspaper ''

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'' was critical of her performance, stating that she failed to live up to expectations, Gallardo afterwards expressed satisfaction with her result. In the event's final classification, she was placed thirteenth of the sixty-four competing archers. In 2005, Gallardo won gold medal in the women's individual event of the 2005 Mediterranean Games, defeating Italy's

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in the final.

References

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* 1979 births Living people Spanish female archers Archers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for Spain Sportspeople from Madrid Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in archery {{Spain-archery-bio-stub