Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's individual

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Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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The Women's individual at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the archery programme were held at the Panathinaiko Stadium.

1 Medalists
2 Ranking round
3 Competition bracket
4 Event summary
5 References

[edit] Medalists

The heavily favored Korean women, who had taken the top three spots in the ranking round, won gold and silver medals as well as setting a new world record for a 72-arrow round. Park Sung Hyun and Lee Sung Jin defeated every opponent they faced until their final match against each other, which Park won for the gold medal. Alison Williamson of Great Britain, who was ranked only 21st after the ranking round, was able to win a number of upsets to make it to the semi-finals. After losing that match, she pulled off one more upset to finish with a bronze medal.

Gold	Park Sung Hyun South Korea (KOR)
Silver	Lee Sung Jin South Korea (KOR)
Bronze	Alison Williamson Great Britain (GBR)

[edit] Ranking round

The ranking round was held on August 12 at 09:00 at Dekelia Air Force Base. In the 72 arrow ranking round, the Korean women dominated the field, taking the top three spots and setting a world record with Park Sung Hyun's score of 682. The Chinese women also did well, placing 4th, 5th, and 11th. Yuan Shu Chi and Wu Hui Ju of Chinese Taipei finished 6th and 10th.

1.	Park Sung Hyun (KOR)	682 (WR)
2.	Lee Sung Jin (KOR)	675
3.	Yun Mi-Jin (KOR)	673
4.	He Ying (CHN)	667
5.	Zhang Juanjuan (CHN)	663
6.	Yuan Shu Chi (TPE)	658
7.	Justyna Mospinek (POL)	657
8.	Evangelia Psarra (GRE)	652
9.	Natalia Valeeva (ITA)	650
10.	Wu Hui Ju (TPE)	649
11.	Lin Sang (CHN)	647
12.	Nataliya Burdeyna (UKR)	643
13.	Dola Banerjee (IND)	642
14.	Tetyana Berezhna (UKR)	640
15.	Margarita Galinovskaya (RUS)	639
16.	Natalia Nasaridze (TUR)	639
17.	Naomi Folkard (GBR)	638
18.	Cornelia Pfohl (GER)	638
19.	Jennifer Nichols (USA)	638
20.	Sumangala Sharma (IND)	638
21.	Alison Williamson (GBR)	637
22.	Kristine Esebua (GEO)	636
23.	Anja Hitzler (GER)	632
24.	Almudena Gallardo (ESP)	631
25.	Zekiye Keskin Satir (TUR)	631
26.	Viktoriya Beloslydtseva (KAZ)	629
27.	Małgorzata Sobieraj (POL)	628
28.	Iwona Marcinkiewicz (POL)	628
29.	Melissa Jennison (AUS)	628
30.	Alexandra Fouace (FRA)	627
31.	Berangere Schuh (FRA)	626
32.	Mon Redee Sut Txi (MAS)	626

33.	Natalia Bolotova (RUS)	625
34.	Elpida Romantzi (GRE)	624
35.	Sayami Matsushita (JPN)	624
36.	Stephanie Arnold (USA)	623
37.	Yukari Kawasaki (JPN)	622
38.	Thin Thin Khaing (MYA)	622
39.	Deonne Bridger (AUS)	620
40.	Wiebke Nulle (GER)	620
41.	Khatuna Narimanidze (GEO)	620
42.	Damla Gunay (TUR)	620
43.	Reena Kumari (IND)	620
44.	Janet Dykman (USA)	619
45.	Chen Li Ju (TPE)	617
46.	Puspitasari Rina Dewi (INA)	616
47.	Marie-Pier Beaudet (CAN)	616
48.	Olga Pilipova (KAZ)	616
49.	Mari Piuva (FIN)	615
50.	Elena Dostay (RUS)	609
51.	Fotini Vavatsi (GRE)	609
52.	Kirstin Jean Lewis (RSA)	606
53.	Sayoko Kawauchi (JPN)	601
54.	Tshering Chhoden (BHU)	600
55.	Narguis Nabieva (TJK)	600
56.	Jasmin Figueroa (PHI)	600
57.	Jo-Ann Galbraith (AUS)	596
58.	Maydenia Sarduy (CUB)	595
59.	Kateryna Palekha (UKR)	595
60.	Aurore Trayan (FRA)	594
61.	Helen Palmer (GBR)	594
62.	Hanna Karasiova (BLR)	588
63.	Bahnasawy Lamia (EGY)	564
64.	Mansour May (EGY)	536

[edit] Competition bracket

Left bracket

Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals
		August 15		August 17		August 18		August 18

Park Sung Hyun (KOR)	154

Mansour May (EGY)	102
		Park Sung Hyun (KOR)	165

		Natalia Bolotova (RUS)	148
Natalia Bolotova (RUS)	154

Mon Redee Sut Txi (MAS)	143
				Park Sung Hyun (KOR)	171

				Naomi Folkard (GBR)	159
Naomi Folkard (GBR)	139

Olga Pilipova (KAZ)	128
		Naomi Folkard (GBR)	156

		Mari Piuva (FIN)	151
Mari Piuva (FIN)	136

Natalia Nasaridze (TUR)	133
						Park Sung Hyun (KOR)	111

						Evangelia Psarra (GRE)	101
Jasmin Figueroa (PHI)	132

Natalia Valeeva (ITA)	130
		Almudena Gallardo (ESP)	152

		Jasmin Figueroa (PHI)	150
Almudena Gallardo (ESP)	148

Khatuna Narimanidze (GEO)	132
				Evangelia Psarra (GRE)	160

				Almudena Gallardo (ESP)	152
Zekiye Keskin Satir (TUR)	135, 10

Wiebke Nulle (GER)	135, 7
		Evangelia Psarra (GRE)	163

		Zekiye Keskin Satir (TUR)	161
Evangelia Psarra (GRE)	138

Jo-Ann Galbraith (AUS)	116
								Park Sung Hyun (KOR)	110

								Alison Williamson (GBR)	100
Zhang Juanjuan (CHN)	135

Aurore Trayan (FRA)	122
		Zhang Juanjuan (CHN)	166

		Iwona Marcinkiewicz (POL)	157
Iwona Marcinkiewicz (POL)	119

Yukari Kawasaki (JPN)	106
				Alison Williamson (GBR)	165

				Zhang Juanjuan (CHN)	161
Alison Williamson (GBR)	147

Janet Dykman (USA)	121
		Alison Williamson (GBR)	154

		Sayoko Kawauchi (JPN)	150
Sayoko Kawauchi (JPN)	137

Nataliya Burdeyna (UKR)	129
						Alison Williamson (GBR)	109

						He Ying (CHN)	89
Kirstin Jean Lewis (RSA)	141

Dola Banerjee (IND)	131
		Kirstin Jean Lewis (RSA)	157

		Sumangala Sharma (IND)	153
Sumangala Sharma (IND)	142

Chen Li Ju (TPE)	133
				He Ying (CHN)	156

				Kirstin Jean Lewis (RSA)	142
Melissa Jennison (AUS)	132

Stephanie Arnold (USA)	121
		He Ying (CHN)	158, 9

		Melissa Jennison (AUS)	158, 8
He Ying (CHN)	141

Helen Palmer (GBR)	130

Right bracket

Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals
		August 15		August 17		August 18		August 18

Yun Mi-Jin (KOR)	162

Hanna Karasiova (BLR)	155
		Yun Mi-Jin (KOR)	173

		Sayami Matsushita (JPN)	149
Sayami Matsushita (JPN)	165

Alexandra Fouace (FRA)	157
				Yun Mi-Jin (KOR)	168

				Jennifer Nichols (USA)	162
Jennifer Nichols (USA)	160

Puspitasari Rina Dewi (INA)	141
		Jennifer Nichols (USA)	163

		Tetyana Berezhna (UKR)	160
Tetyana Berezhna (UKR)	160

Fotini Vavatsi (GRE)	156
						Yuan Shu Chi (TPE)	107

						Yun Mi-Jin (KOR)	105
Tshering Chhoden (BHU)	159

Lin Sang (CHN)	156
		Reena Kumari (IND)	134, 7

		Tshering Chhoden (BHU)	134, 4
Reena Kumari (IND)	153

Kristine Esebua (GEO)	149
				Yuan Shu Chi (TPE)	166

				Reena Kumari (IND)	148
Małgorzata Sobieraj (POL)	151, 9, 9, 8, 9

Thin Thin Khaing (MYA)	151, 9, 9, 8, 7
		Yuan Shu Chi (TPE)	158

		Małgorzata Sobieraj (POL)	149
Yuan Shu Chi (TPE)	162

Kateryna Palekha (UKR)	158
								Lee Sung Jin (KOR)	104

								Yuan Shu Chi (TPE)	98
Justyna Mospinek (POL)	162

Maydenia Sarduy (CUB)	145
		Justyna Mospinek (POL)	163

		Viktoriya Beloslydtseva (KAZ)	155
Viktoriya Beloslydtseva (KAZ)	150

Deonne Bridger (AUS)	145
				Wu Hui Ju (TPE)	160

				Justyna Mospinek (POL)	151
Anja Hitzler (GER)	163

Damla Gunay (TUR)	152
		Wu Hui Ju (TPE)	156, 9

		Anja Hitzler (GER)	156, 8
Wu Hui Ju (TPE)	156

Narguis Nabieva (TJK)	142
						Lee Sung Jin (KOR)	104

						Wu Hui Ju (TPE)	103
Margarita Galinovskaya (RUS)	153

Elena Dostay (RUS)	136
		Margarita Galinovskaya (RUS)	158

		Cornelia Pfohl (GER)	156
Cornelia Pfohl (GER)	146

Marie-Pier Beaudet (CAN)	128
				Lee Sung Jin (KOR)	165

				Margarita Galinovskaya (RUS)	163
Elpida Romantzi (GRE)	151

Berangere Schuh (FRA)	143
		Lee Sung Jin (KOR)	166

		Elpida Romantzi (GRE)	146
Lee Sung Jin (KOR)	164

Bahnasawy Lamia (EGY)	127

[edit] Event summary

Round of 64

In the first round of elimination on 15 August, archers competed head-to-head. Each fired six ends of three arrows. Winners advanced to the round of 32, while losers received a final ranking between 33 and 64 based on their score in the round. Sayami Matsushita had the highest score of the round with 165.

The first big surprise of the round came when Tshering Chhoden of Bhutan, who had been ranked 54th, defeated 11th-ranked Lin Sang of China. This set Chhoden up for a round of 32 match with 43rd-ranked Reena Kumari of India, who had also won in an upset. One archer from the top ten, Natalia Valeeva of Italy, lost in the first round, to 56th-ranked Jasmin Figueroa of the Philippines.

Perhaps the most exciting match of the day was between Malgorzata Sobieraj and Thin Thin Khaing, who tied with 151. Each archer shot a 9 on the first tie-breaking arrow and another 9 on the second. When the third tie-breaker resulted in an 8 for each archer, it was not possible to separate the two archers, even by measuring the distance to the centre of the target. It was only the second time in Olympic history [1] that a fourth arrow was required to separate two archers, the first having been in Atlanta. Sobieraj's fourth arrow was better, giving her the win.

Round of 32

Held on 17 August, the second round of elimination, like the first, was a head-to-head competition in which each archer fired six ends of three arrows. Winners advanced to the round of 16, while losers received a final rank between 17 and 32 based on their scores in the round. Yun Mi-Jin of Korea scored 173 in the round, tying the Olympic record she set at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

52nd-ranked Kirstin Jean Lewis pulled off her second upset of the tournament, defeating 20th-ranked Sumangala Sharma to become the lowest ranked archer to advance. Jennifer Nichols, ranked 19th, was the only other archer to win an upset, against 14th-ranked Tetyana Berezhna. 4th-ranked He Ying, however, nearly became the third upset victim and the only top ten archer of the day to fall when Melissa Jennison forced a tie-breaker that He won 9-8. Tshering Chhoden, who had won a major upset in the first round, nearly pulled off another, forcing Reena Kumari into a tie-breaker, which Kumari won.

Round of 16

The third round of elimination, on 18 August, was the final one that used the 18 arrow match. Winners advanced to the quarterfinals, while the losers received final rankings between 9 and 16 depending on their score in the round. Park Sung Hyun had the highest score of the round, as the three Koreans continued to win.

The Chinese women were handed another defeat at the hands of Alison Williamson of Great Britain, who at 21st was the only archer not from the top ten to qualify for the quarterfinals. The archers from Chinese Taipei both continued into the quarterfinals, as did Evangelia Psarra of Greece.

Quarterfinals

With 8 archers left, the quarterfinal matches on 18 August consisted of each archer firing four ends of three arrows. Winners advanced to the semifinals while the losers received final rankings between 5 and 8. The highest score of the round again was notched by Park Sung Hyun, with 111 points.

Alison Williamson continued a great run, defeating 4th-ranked He Ying to advance to the semifinals. He missed the target with two arrows, but would have needed to score perfect 10s on each of those arrows to even tie Williamson and force a tie-breaker. Park Sung Hyun easily defeated Evangelia Psarra, scoring no less than 27 in any end of three arrows. In two matches between Korean archers and archers from Chinese Taipei, Yun Mi-Jin was the only Korean to lose so far in the women's competition, falling to Yuan Shu Chi. Lee Sung Jin, however, was able to come from behind to defeat Wu Hui Ju to keep Korea in contention for two medals.

Semifinals

With only four archers left, the semifinals featured 12-arrow matches. The two winners faced each other in the gold medal match, while the losers of the semifinals faced off for the bronze medal. For the third round in a row, Park Sung Hyun posted the high score, this time with a 110.

Lee Sung Jin and Yuan Shu Chi were the first two archers to compete. The first end resulted in a tie at 27. Lee began to pull away in the second end, scoring 26 to Shu's 24. In each of the third and fourth ends, Lee increased his lead, finishing with a safe 6 point victory to advance to the final. Park and Alison Williamson were next. Williamson's surprising run for gold came to a crash, as Park continued to be nearly perfect. Once again, Park did not score lower than 27 in any end of three arrows, dominating each end and advancing to face fellow Korean Lee in the finals.

Bronze medal match

The bronze medal match pitted Yuan Shu Chi, who had started with a 6th place in the ranking round, against Alison Williamson, who had started at 21st. Each archer fired four ends of three arrows, with the winner receiving a bronze medal while the loser would go home with a 4th place finish and no medal.

The first end was a good one for both archers, with Yuan scoring a 10 and two 9s while Williamson matched the score with two 10s and an 8. Yuan kept up the pace with another 28 in the second end, as Williamson faltered slightly and dropped 3 points behind with a 25. Williamson caught up in the third end, however, with a 27 to Yuan's 25. Yuan took the lead again with the first arrow of the last end, but again Williamson brought it back to a tie with the second arrow. With the score tied and one arrow remaining, Williamson shot an 8 to Yuan's 7, claiming the bronze medal.

Alison Williamson (GBR)	105
Yuan Shu Chi (TPE)	104

Final

The women's gold medal match pitted two Koreans against each other. The two had dominated the competition from the beginning, with Park Sung Hyun placing 1st in the ranking round and Lee Sung Jin placing 2nd.

In the first end, Park shot a rare 26, breaking a long string of ends no lower than 27. Lee matched the score, then hit a perfect 30 in the second end. Park returned to form in the second end with a 27, but this still left her 3 points behind. Park continued to build on her scores with a 28 in the third end, bringing the match to 2 points when Lee shot a 27. The fourth end was Park's best of the match while it was Lee's worst, as Park reversed the deficit with a 29-25 final end to take the gold, 110-108. Lee received a silver medal.

Park Sung Hyun (KOR)	110
Lee Sung Jin (KOR)	108

[edit] References

Women's individual archery results. Olympics 2004. BBC (2004-08-11). Retrieved on 2007-02-20.

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