Chen Li-Ju is an athlete from the Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

. She competes in archery

Archery

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Chen represented the Republic of China (as Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei

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) at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

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. She placed 45th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 617. In the first round of elimination, she faced 20th-ranked Sumangala Sharma

Sumangala Sharma

Sumangala Sharma is an athlete from India. She competes in archery.Sharma represented India at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 20th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 638. In the first round of elimination, she faced 45th-ranked Chen Li Ju of Chinese Taipei...

 of India

India

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. Chen lost 142-133 in the 18-arrow match, placing 50th overall in women's individual archery.

Chen was also a member of the team that won the bronze medal

Bronze medal

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for Chinese Taipei in the women's team archery competition.