Kwon Un-sil (born September 17, 1983 in Hamhung, South Hamgyong) is an athlete from

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who competes in archery.

2008 Summer Olympics

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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Kwon finished her ranking round with a total of 656 points. This gave her the 5th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Najmeh Abtin in the first round, beating the archer from

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with 106–96. In the second round she was too strong for

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with 106-99 and via Aida Román (105-100) she achieved her place in the quarter final. There she eliminated another Mexican,

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with 105-99 to go on to the semi final. In the semi final Kwon was unable to beat first seed Park Sung-hyun who won the match 109–106. Kwon could still win the bronze medal against another

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, but eventually lost again with 109-106 to finish just outside the medals.Athlete biography: Kwon Un Sil
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2012 Summer Olympics

Kwon qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but lost in the first round to

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