Luis Eduardo Vélez Sánchez (born 26 July 1986, in

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

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) is an athlete from

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, who competes in

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2008 Summer Olympics

At the

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, Vélez finished his ranking round with a total of 660 points, which gave him the 24th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced

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in the first round. Wunderle was only the 41st seed, but already had a lot of experience and showed that in the confrontation with Vélez. Wunderle won the game with 106–102.Athlete biography: Eduardo Velez
, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug, 19 2008

2012 Summer Olympics

At the

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Vélez competed in both the men's individual and the men's team events. In the individual event, he was 26th after the ranking round. He faced Milad Vaziri in the first knockout round, winning 7–1. He was then knocked out by eventual bronze medallist

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, 6–0. In the team event, Mexico beat Malaysia 216 - 211 in the first round. They went on to beat France 220 - 212 in the quarterfinals, before losing 215 - 217 to Italy in the semifinal. Mexico faced South Korea in the bronze medal shoot-off, losing 219–224.

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1986 births Living people Mexican male archers Archers at the 2007 Pan American Games Archers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2011 Pan American Games Archers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic archers of Mexico Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in archery Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games {{Mexico-archery-bio-stub