Luann Marie Ryon (January 13, 1953 – December 27, 2022) was an American

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 m ...

who won a gold medal at the

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Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

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sports-reference Ryon was the second American to win Olympic gold in Women's Individual Archery. No American woman has won an Olympic medal in the event since. Ryon also earned world archery championships in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1982. Ryon died on December 27, 2022, at the age of 69.Luann Marie Ryon
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* 1953 births 2022 deaths American female archers Archers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in archery Sportspeople from Long Beach, California World Archery Championships medalists Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in archery Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Archers at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 21st-century American women {{US-archery-bio-stub