Aida Román
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Aida Nabila Román Arroyo (born May 21, 1988 in Ciudad de México) is an athlete from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 who competes in archery
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...

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2008 Summer Olympics

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

 Román finished her ranking round with a total of 646 points. This gave her the 12th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Veronique D'Unienville in the first round, beating the archer from Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...

 with 108-97. In the second round she was too strong for Viktoriya Koval
Viktoriya Koval
Viktoriya Koval is an athlete from Ukraine who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Koval finished her ranking round with a total of 641 points. This gave her the 21st seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Barbora Horáčková in the...

 with 111-105. She lost in the third round with 105-100 against Kwon Un-Sil
Kwon Un-Sil
Kwon Un-Sil is an athlete from North Korea who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Kwon finished her ranking round with a total of 656 points...

who would eventually became fourth after losing the bronze medal match.
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