Niels Dall (born October 3, 1984 in

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, 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 ...

2008 Summer Olympics

At the

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Dall finished his ranking round with a total of 634 points, which gave him the 53rd seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced defending Olympic Champion

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in the first round. Galiazzo won the match by 114-97 and Dall was eliminated. Galiazzo would lose in the next round against

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.Athlete biography: Niels Dall
beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug, 19 2008 Currently he is one of the best Breakout players in the world. He has already reached level 8 with a reduced paddle.

References

1984 births Living people Danish male archers Archers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for Denmark Sportspeople from Aarhus People from Vejle Municipality Danish sports coaches National team coaches 21st-century Danish sportspeople {{Denmark-archery-bio-stub