Jacob Wukie (born May 11, 1986, in

Massillon, Ohio Massillon is a city in Stark County, Ohio, Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio, approximately west of Canton, Ohio, Canton, south of Akron, and south of Cleveland. The population was 32,146 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Mass ...

) is an American archer. At the

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he competed for his country in the Men's team event and the men's individual event. He won a silver

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along with his teammates

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and

Jake Kaminski Jake Kaminski (born August 11, 1988) is an American archer. Personal life Kaminski was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Elma, New York. As of August 2016, he resides in Gainesville, Florida with his wife Heather and children Kai and Gen ...

. In the individual event he finished 12th in the ranking round, before eliminating

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in the first round. He was himself then knocked out by Bård Nesteng. He has qualified to represent the United States at the

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. Wukie, a devout Christian, is one of four children of John and Patty Wukie. Wukie attended

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. He married Brianne Pinkerton on December 1, 2012.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wukie, Jacob American male archers Living people Archers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 1986 births Olympic silver medalists for the United States in archery Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Massillon, Ohio Archers at the 2020 Summer Olympics