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Extractions: Archery is one of the oldest arts of ancient times which is still practiced today. From its first development until the 1500s, the bow was man's constant companion and has been the most widely used of all weapons in recorded history. The bow allowed the prehistoric human to become the most efficient hunter on earth, providing him safety, food and raw materials such as bone, sinew and hide. From that time on, archery has played an important role in many of the world's civilizations. Starting with the reign of William the Conqueror, the bow was England's principal weapon of national defense for several centuries. Around the year 1200, Genghis Khan and his Mongol hordes conquered much of the known world employing short, powerful bows. For Native Americans, archery was the means of subsistence and existence during the days of English and later American colonization. Finally, after the bow's replacement by firearms as a weapon of war, archery became a favored sport, thus securing its continuous practice throughout history. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, archery's importance as a cultural advance ranks with the development of speed and the art of making fire. The use of the bow appears in
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Extractions: Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Table of Contents Archery is one of the most ancient of sports. During the paleolithic era (35,000 to 8,000 B.C.), the use of bow and arrow for hunting probably developed independently in many places throughout the world. By definition, there's no documentary evidence of archery competitions during the prehistoric era. But certainly, during that long expanse of time, now and then some ancient hunter who boasted about his skill with the bow must have been challenged to a contest by someone equally proud of his skill. There probably wasn't much to brag about. While an arrow can be launched by a bow with greater speed than any missile can be thrown, primitive bows are not very accurate. Western movies greatly exaggerated the skill of Native American bowmen; their hunting ability was based much more on skill and stealth in tracking than on marksmanship. The bow first entered military history in 2,340 B.C., when Sargon of Akkad in northern Babylonia conquered the Sumerians of southern Babylonia with an infantry made up mostly of archers. From that time on, many ancient peoples used archery in warfare in varying ways and with varying degrees of success.
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Extractions: Olympic History From prehistoric times, the bow was a principal weapon of war and of the hunt throughout the world, except in Australia. Some authorities date the origin of archery as early as the Aurignacian period, about 25,000 years before the modern era. The earliest people known to have used the bow and arrow were the ancient Egyptians, who adopted the weapon at least 5000 years ago. In the time of the earliest pharaohs, the Egyptians practiced archery in hunting, as well as in warfare against the ancient Persians, who were then equipped only with spears and slingshots. Recreational archery was also practiced, among the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, one instance of the latter being the competition in which Odysseus won the hand of Penelope. Soon after, however, the bow and arrow was used extensively in the ancient world. The Assyrians and Babylonians depended on the weapon, and the Old Testament refers several times to archery as a characteristic skill of the ancient Hebrews. A.D. Military Usage
Olympic History: Archery - Olympics 2000 olympic history archery. One of the oldest arts, the earliest drawingsof a bow and arrow date back about 5000 years ago in Egypt. http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/archery.htm
Extractions: Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympic Archery Venue History ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! One of the oldest arts, the earliest drawings of a bow and arrow date back about 5000 years ago in Egypt. The bow and arrow are considered one of the most important cultural advances made by man, and were originally used for hunting and as weapons of war. The Egyptians innovated arrowheads, originally constructed of flint but then were later made of bronze. Around 1500 BC, the Assyrians developed the shorter recurve bow, which provided more power and easier handling. The same basic design principle is used in today's Olympic archery competitions, but the recurve has been refined, with fiberglass, carbon graphite and aluminum now being the materials of choice. As gunpowder replaced the bow and arrow as the world's primary weapon, archery became more of a sporting pastime. In 1900, the sport first appeared in the Olympics Games in Paris. It was also contested at the Games of 1904, 1908 and 1920. Archery events in these early Olympic Games varied widely.
Olympic History: Archery - Olympics 2000 Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Track Field Soccer Boxing Tennis More Sports - archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/ce/feature/0%2C1518%2C2176996_15%2C00.html
Extractions: Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympics 2000 U.S. Qualifying History ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! March 23, 2000 One of the oldest arts, the earliest drawings of a bow and arrow date back about 5000 years ago in Egypt. The bow and arrow are considered one of the most important cultural advances made by man, and were originally used for hunting and as weapons of war. The Egyptians innovated arrowheads, originally constructed of flint but then were later made of bronze. Around 1500 BC, the Assyrians developed the shorter recurve bow, which provided more power and easier handling. The same basic design principle is used in today's Olympic archery competitions, but the recurve has been refined, with fiberglass, carbon graphite and aluminum now being the materials of choice. As gunpowder replaced the bow and arrow as the world's primary weapon, archery became more of a sporting pastime. In 1900, the sport first appeared in the Olympics Games in Paris. It was also contested at the Games of 1904, 1908 and 1920. Archery events in these early Olympic Games varied widely.
Olympic History: Archery - Olympics 2000 olympic history archery March 23, 2000. One of the oldest arts, the earliestdrawings of a bow and arrow date back about 5000 years ago in Egypt. http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/ce/feature/0,1518,2176996_15,00.html
Extractions: Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympics 2000 U.S. Qualifying History ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! March 23, 2000 One of the oldest arts, the earliest drawings of a bow and arrow date back about 5000 years ago in Egypt. The bow and arrow are considered one of the most important cultural advances made by man, and were originally used for hunting and as weapons of war. The Egyptians innovated arrowheads, originally constructed of flint but then were later made of bronze. Around 1500 BC, the Assyrians developed the shorter recurve bow, which provided more power and easier handling. The same basic design principle is used in today's Olympic archery competitions, but the recurve has been refined, with fiberglass, carbon graphite and aluminum now being the materials of choice. As gunpowder replaced the bow and arrow as the world's primary weapon, archery became more of a sporting pastime. In 1900, the sport first appeared in the Olympics Games in Paris. It was also contested at the Games of 1904, 1908 and 1920. Archery events in these early Olympic Games varied widely.
Summer Olympics 2000 Olympic History -- Archery Tuesday, September 19 olympic history archery Men's 70 Meter Individualolympics, Medal, Athlete, Country, Points. Atlanta '96, Gold http://espn.go.com/oly/summer00/archery/s/almanac.html
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Extractions: Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympics 2000 U.S. Qualifying History ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here!
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Extractions: Library and Museum The IISOH is seeking $1 million (one million Dollars) from a benefactor in order to establish an endowment for the sport of ARCHERY. This is a naming opportunity for the benefactor to have a perpetual identification with the sport of ARCHERY . The endowment would be named by the benefactor with the approval of the IISOH Board of Directors. The endowment becomes a permanent trust fund invested by the Institute with only the quarterly earned interest being used for development of the ARCHERY collections in both the Library and Museum.
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Olympic History: Swimming - Olympics 2000 Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Track Field Soccer Boxing Tennis More Sports - archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/swimming.htm
Extractions: Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympic Swimming Venue History ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! There is no exact date for when swimming was invented, but there is evidence dating the sport back for centuries. Mosaics and drawings from Middle Eastern civilizations and Pompeii show man swimming in a dog stroke. Greeks held swimming in a high regard as well, so much so that men of the ancient times often considered others less worthy if they could not run or swim. A man was considered uneducated by Plato if he could not swim. But it was an 1844 race in London, England that displayed swimming close to what we know today. Thanks to England's Swimming Society, several American Indians were brought over for the race and dominated the competition using windmill strokes resembling today's freestyle. Despite the Indians' advanced style, the English still relied on the breaststroke - the stroke mainly used by Captain Matthew Webb when he became the first to swim across the English Channel in 1875.
Extractions: Competing in his third Olympic Games, he won a gold medal as part of the U.S. team at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Individually, he finished 18th at the '92 Barcelona Games and 11th in '96. Johnson currently holds world records for Olympic Round Match 18 arrows (179), 36-arrow Finals Total (344) and indoor 12-arrow match (a perfect 120). Accomplishments:
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HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Archery This document lists all olympic archery champions. It is a page in the history sectionof HickokSports.com, the largest collection of sports information on the http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olarchery.shtml
Extractions: Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Team Medalists Discontinued Events Other Resources Various kinds of archery competition were on the Olympic program from 1900 through 1920. The exact type of competition depended on the host country. England, in 1900, and the United States, in 1908, favored target archery. Countries on the European continent, though, favored more exotic kinds of competition, usually more closely associated with hunting. After 1920, the International Olympic Committee took control of medal sports and archery was dropped because there were no standardized international rules. An international governing body was finally organized in 1931 to standardize rules and oversee competition, but target archery wasn't restored to the Olympics until 1972. From 1972 through 1988, standings were based on cumulative scores. Since 1992, competition has been based on a single-elimination tournament. The scores shown for those Olympics are for the gold medal contest between two archers. Top of page Year Gold Pts Silver Pts Bronze Pts John Williams, USA
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Extractions: Archery was first included in the Olympics from 1900 until 1908 then re-included in 1920 (in the 'Belgian style'). It was finally included in the 1972 games in Munich. It is now competed for over double FITA rounds. Team events were added in 1988 in Seoul. Men's Individual 1972 John Williams (USA) Gunnar Jervill (Swe) Kyosti Laasonen (Fin) 1976 Darrell Pace (USA) Hiroshi Michinaga (Jpn) Carlo Ferrari (Ita) 1980 Tomi Poikolainen (Fin) Boris Isachenko (Sov) Giancarlo Ferrari (Ita) 1984 Darrell Pace (USA) Richard McKinney (USA) Hiroshi Yamamoto (Jpn) 1988 Jay Barrs (USA) Sung-soo Park (Kor) Vladimir Echeev (Sov) 1992 Sebastien Flute (Fra) Jae-hun Chung (Kor) Simon Terry (GBR) 1996 Justin Huish (USA) Magnus Petersson (Swe) Oh Kyo-Moon (Kor) 2000 Simon Fairweather (Aus) Victor Wunderle (USA) Wietse Van Alten (Hol) Men's Team 1992 Spain Finland Great Britain 1996 USA South Korea Italy 2000 South Korea Italy USA 1988 Korea - In-Soo Chun, Han-Sup Lee Sung-Soo Park USA - Jay Barrs, Richard McKinney, Darrell Pace GBR - Steve Hallard, Richard Priestman, Leroy Watson 1992 Spain - Juan C Holgado, Alfonso Menendez, Antonio Vazquez Finland - Ismo Falck, Jari Lipponen, Tomi Poikolainen GBR - Richard Priestman, Steve Hallard, Simon Terry 1996 USA - Justin Huish, Richard Johnson, Rod White Korea - Jang Yong-ho, Kim Bo-Ram, Oh Kyo-Moon Italy - Matteo Bisiani, Michelle Frangilli, Andrea Parenti
SPORTS FACTS - Archery History Index Tony Hinchliffe's Sports Facts archery history Index HOME DIARY history LINKS OnThis Page The Recurve (or classic) bow is used in olympic competition. http://sportsfacts.net/history/archery/archery_history_index.html
Extractions: The world governing body is the Federation Internationale de Tir a l'Arc (FITA) founded in 1931. There are three different types of bow used in competition. The Recurve (or classic) bow is used in Olympic competition. The Compound bow has pulleys and cables to make the holding weight less than half of the draw weight. The Barebow is a recurve bow with no mechanical sight or stabiliser. Alice Blanche Leigh won a record 23 British titles between 1881 and 1922 (aged 67). Olympic Games
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Extractions: HOME Mail Match Injury Survey Updates ... Construction Log Thanks to Kjetil Kilhavn who gathered most of the links below and who's comments are shown bellow each link. Over the next few weeks this list will be brought up to date and expanded. If you aren't on it and would like to be, or have any other comments or suggestions email me . Enjoy. Atlanta 1996 Olympics Really nice page with a lot of good information, links, and tournament schedules
