Kirstin Jean Lewis (born 1975) is a South African

archer 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 mo ...

. She represented South Africa at the

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and

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 2004, she placed 52nd in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 606. In the first round of elimination, she faced 13th-ranked

Dola Banerjee Dola Banerjee ( bn, দোলা ব্যানার্জি; born 2 June 1980) is an Indian sportswoman who competes in archery. Early life Dola Banerjee is daughter of Ashok Banerjee and Kalpana Banerjee. She was born in Baranagar near Ko ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Lewis pulled off a surprising upset, defeating Banerjee 141–131 in the 18-arrow match to advance to the round of 32. In that round, she faced another Indian archer,

Sumangala Sharma Sumangala Sharma (born 30 December 1986) is an athlete from India. She competes in archery. Sharma represented India at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 20th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 638. In the first ...

. Lewis won the match 157–153 in the regulation 18 arrows, advancing to the round of 16. Lewis lost to 4th-ranked

He Ying He Ying (, born April 17, 1977 in Jilin) is an archer from the People's Republic of China who has competed at three Summer Olympics. Career 1996 Summer Olympics In 1996 Atlanta Olympics He won the silver in the women's individual event. ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

156–142, finishing 16th in women's individual archery.

References

*Africa's Bowhunter
Kirstin Lewis
*Sports Reference

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Olympics 2004, Women's individual archery results
1975 births Living people South African female archers Archers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic archers of South Africa Alumni of Wynberg Girls' High School {{SouthAfrica-archery-bio-stub