Tetyana Berezhna
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Tetyana Berezhna is an archer
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 Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

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Berezhna represented Ukraine at the 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...

. She placed 14th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 640. In the first round of elimination, she faced 51st-ranked Fotini Vavatsi
Fotini Vavatsi
Fotini Vavatsi is an archer from Greece. She represented Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics.She placed 51st in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 609. In the first round of elimination, she faced 15th-ranked Tetyana Berezhna of Ukraine...

 of Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Berezhna defeated Vavatsi, winning 160-156 in the 18-arrow match to advance to the round of 32. In that round, she faced Jennifer Nichols
Jennifer Nichols
Jennifer Nichols is an archer from the United States.Nichols started archery when she was twelve years old. At fifteen, she won the National Youth Archery Competition.-2004 Summer Olympics:...

 of the United States
United States
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, losing to the 19th-ranked archer 163-160 in the regulation 18 arrows. Berezhna finished 18th in women's individual archery. Berezhna was also a member of the 6th-place Ukrainian team in the women's team archery competition.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 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...

 in Beijing
Beijing
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 Berezhna finished her ranking round with a total of 627 points. This gave her the 38th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced 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...

 in the first round. The local Chinese
China
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home favourite who was the 27th seed would win the confrontation with 109-97 and would eventually go on to win the gold medal.
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