Kenneth ("Ken") Philip Uprichard (born 13 May 1980, in
Christchurch
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) is an athlete from New Zealand, who competes in
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 m ...
.
Uprichard competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
and the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in men's individual archery. In 2000 he placed 48th, and in 2004 he was defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 40th overall.
Olympic results
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References
1980 births
Living people
New Zealand male archers
Olympic archers of New Zealand
Archers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Christchurch
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