Joo Hyun-Jung
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Joo Hyun-Jung is a female professional archer
from South Korea
.
2008 Summer Olympics
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Joo finished her ranking round with a total of 664 points, nine points behind ranking leader Park Sung-Hyun. This gave her the third seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Sigrid Romero
in the first round, beating the archer from Colombia
108-98. In the second round Joo was too strong for Natalia Valeeva
(110-108) and via Bérengère Schuh (109-104) in the third round she advanced to the quarter finals. There she faced 27th seed, but local Chinese
favourite Zhang Juanjuan
who won the confrontation with 106-101. Zhang went on to upset Joo's South Korean team mates Park and Yun Ok-Hee
in the semi final and final to take the gold medal.
Together with Park Sung-Hyun and Yun Ok-Hee she also took part in the team event. With her 664 score from the ranking round combined with the 673 of Park and the 667 of Yun the South Korean team was in first position after the ranking round, which gave them a straight seed into the quarter finals. With 231-217 they were far too strong for the Italian
team. The 231 also was a new World Record. In the semi final against France
they scored 213 points with the French scoring 184, securing their final spot. Opponent China
came with a strong 215 points performance, but South Korea won the gold with a 224 points score.
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...
from South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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2008 Summer Olympics2008 Summer OlympicsThe 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in BeijingBeijing
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Joo finished her ranking round with a total of 664 points, nine points behind ranking leader Park Sung-Hyun. This gave her the third seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Sigrid Romero
Sigrid Romero
Sigrid Romero is an athlete from Colombia who competes in archery.-Early life:Romero was born in Cali, Colombia, the daughter of Ramon Romero and Patricia Duque....
in the first round, beating the archer from Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
108-98. In the second round Joo was too strong for Natalia Valeeva
Natalia Valeeva
Natalia Valeeva is a naturalized Italian archer.Natalia Valeeva is the top female archer in Italy. She is a five-time Olympian, and a native of Moldova, having represented the Unified Team, Moldova and Italy, at the Olympic Games of 1992, 96, 00, 04 and 08...
(110-108) and via Bérengère Schuh (109-104) in the third round she advanced to the quarter finals. There she faced 27th seed, but local Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
favourite Zhang Juanjuan
Zhang Juanjuan
Zhang Juanjuan is an archer from the People's Republic of China.- 2004 Summer Olympics :Zhang represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 5th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 663. In the first round of elimination, she faced 60th-ranked Aurore Trayan...
who won the confrontation with 106-101. Zhang went on to upset Joo's South Korean team mates Park and Yun Ok-Hee
Yun Ok-hee
Yun Ok-Hee is a South Korean archer, who won the gold medal in the team and a silver in the individual competition at the 2006 Asian Games.- 2008 Summer Olympics :...
in the semi final and final to take the gold medal.
Together with Park Sung-Hyun and Yun Ok-Hee she also took part in the team event. With her 664 score from the ranking round combined with the 673 of Park and the 667 of Yun the South Korean team was in first position after the ranking round, which gave them a straight seed into the quarter finals. With 231-217 they were far too strong for the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
team. The 231 also was a new World Record. In the semi final against France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
they scored 213 points with the French scoring 184, securing their final spot. Opponent China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
came with a strong 215 points performance, but South Korea won the gold with a 224 points score.