Jack Leonard "Jay" Barrs, Jr. (born July 17, 1962) is an American

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. He won a gold medal in the

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. He is a
NAA
National Outdoor Champion and

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World Field Champion, as well as a fourteen tim
NAA
US Field Champion. Barrs was born in

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and graduated from

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Olympic Tournament History

* 1992 Olympic Games: individual (5th), team (6th) * 1988 Olympic Games: individual (1st), team (2nd)

World Tournament History

* World Target Championships – 1999 (10th) team (3rd); 1995 (12th) team (3rd); 1989 (9th) team (2nd); 1987 (3rd) team (2nd) * World Indoor Championships – 1991 (2nd) * World Field Championships - `00 (8th), 1998 (4th), team (4th); 1994 (10th), 1992 (1st), 1990 (1st), 1988 (3rd)

US National Tournaments

U.S. Outdoor Target Championships – 2000 (3rd), 1999 (4th), 1997 (3rd), 1996 (3rd), 1995 (8th), 1994 (1st), 1993 (1st), 1992 (2nd), 1991 (4th), 1990 (6th), 1989 (6th), 1988 (1st), 1987 (2nd), 1986 (3rd) * U.S. Indoor Target Championships – 2001 (11th), `00 (15th), 1999 (3rd-tie), 1997 (10th), 1996 (5th), 1995 (5th), 1994 (2nd), 1993 (1st), 1992 (1st), 1991 (2nd), 1990 (3rd), 1989 (6th), 1988 (1st), 1987 (1st) * U.S. Field Championships – 2000 (1st), 1999 (1st), 1998 (1st), 1997 (1st), 1996 (1st), 1995 (1st), 1994 (1st), 1992 (1st), 1991 (1st), 1990 (1st), 1989 (2nd), 1988 (1st), 1987 (1st).

References

1962 births American male archers Archers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic gold medalists for the United States in archery Olympic silver medalists for the United States in archery World Archery Championships medalists Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in archery Archers at the 1987 Pan American Games Archers at the 1991 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2001 World Games World Games gold medalists Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games {{US-archery-bio-stub