Pia Carmen Maria Lionetti (born 26 September 1987 in

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), is an Italian

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 ...

and twice a member of the Italian Olympic Team. She lives in

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and attends the University of

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Biography

She was the Junior World Champion in 2005 winning the individual gold medal and the team gold medal too. In 2006, she won the bronze medal at the European Championships. At the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...

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Lionetti finished her ranking round with a total of 613 points. This gave her the 51st seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced 14th seed

Bérengère Schuh Bérengère Schuh (born 13 June 1984 in Auxerre) is an athlete from France. She competes in archery. 2004 Summer Olympics Schuh represented France at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 31st in the women's individual ranking round with ...

in the first round. The archer from

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was too strong with a 112–107 score.Athlete biography: Pia Carmen Lionetti
beijing2008.cn, ret: 23 August 2008 Together with

Natalia Valeeva Natalia Valeeva (born 15 November 1969 in Tîrnauca, Transnistria) is a naturalized Italian archer. She is a five-time Olympian and former world number one, and a native of Moldova, having represented the Unified Team, Moldova and Italy, at th ...

and Elena Tonetta she also took part in the team event. With her 613 score from the ranking round combined with the 634 of Valeeva and the 595 of Tonetta the Italian team was in 9th position after the ranking round. In the first round they were too strong for the team from

Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One-China principle stipulated by the ...

, beating them with 215–211. However, in the quarter-final they were eliminated by the eventual gold medalists from

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, despite a 217 points score. The Koreans managed to shoot a new World Record of 231 points to advance to the semi-final. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...

she again competed in the women's individual and team events. She was 10th after the ranking round and beat Karen Hultzer in the first elimination round. She then went on to beat Miranda Leek and

Tan Ya-ting Tan Ya-ting (; born 7 November 1993) is an archer who represents Chinese Taipei. She is a three-time Olympian, having participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She has additionally competed in the World ...

, before losing to

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. In the team event, Lionetti,

Jessica Tomasi Jessica Tomasi (born 3 July 1986) is an Italian female archer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from ...

and Natalia Valeeva lost by one point (199-200) to China in the first round.

International medals

: Individual Junior World Cup (Indoor), Aalborg 2005 : Individual Junior European Championship (Indoor), Sassari 2004 : Individual Junior European Championship (Outdoor), Nymburk 2004 : Individual European Championship (Outdoor), Athens 2006 : Individual World Cup (Outdoor), Porec 2006 : Team World Cup (Indoor), Aalborg 2005 : Team Grand Prix, Sassari 2006 : Team World Cup (Outdoor), Antalya 2007 : Team Junior (Indoor), Sassari 2004

References

External links

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Italian National Ranking List
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