Deonne Bridger
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Deonne Bridger is an athlete from Australia
. She competes in archery
.
Bridger was born in Perth, WA, and began archery in 1976, at the age of four, in Kalgoorlie. She was awarded the Ian Diffen Sports Star of the Year Award in 1989 and has won the Sporting Shooters Athlete of the Year several times.
Bridger represented Australia at the 1996
in Atlanta and 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
. She placed 39th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 620. In the first round of elimination, she faced 26th-ranked Viktoriya Beloslydtseva
of Kazakhstan
. Bridger lost 150-145 in the 18-arrow match, placing 41st overall in women's individual archery. Bridger was also a member of the 11th-place Australian women's archery team. Bridger will also be competing at New Delhi for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. She 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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Bridger was born in Perth, WA, and began archery in 1976, at the age of four, in Kalgoorlie. She was awarded the Ian Diffen Sports Star of the Year Award in 1989 and has won the Sporting Shooters Athlete of the Year several times.
Bridger represented Australia at the 1996
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta and 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
. She placed 39th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 620. In the first round of elimination, she faced 26th-ranked Viktoriya Beloslydtseva
Viktoriya Beloslydtseva
Viktoriya Beloslydtseva is an athlete from Kazakhstan. She competes in archery.Beloslydtseva represented Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 26th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 629. In the first round of elimination, she faced 39th-ranked Deonne...
of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. Bridger lost 150-145 in the 18-arrow match, placing 41st overall in women's individual archery. Bridger was also a member of the 11th-place Australian women's archery team. Bridger will also be competing at New Delhi for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.