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The ranking round took place on September 10, 2016. The ranking was headed by Great Britain's Jessica Stretton, setting a new Paralympic record for the event.France's Elisabeth Barleon and Czech Republic's Sarka Musilova were placed in the preliminary round as the lowest two finishers on rankings.
Jessica Stretton (born 23 March 2000) is a British Paralympic archer with cerebral palsy. In the 2016 Summer Paralympics, her debut Paralympics, Stretton won her first Paralympic medal, which was gold, at the age of 16. She became Great Britain's youngest ever medallist in archery.
Diagram showing the parts of a modern recurve bow Arrow rest Where the arrow rests during draw. These may be simple fixed rests or may be spring-loaded or magnetic flip rests. Back The face of the bow on the opposite side to the string Belly The face of the bow on the same side as the string Bow sight An aiming aid attached to the riser Brace ...
Clout archery is a form of archery in which archers shoot arrows at a flag (known as "the Clout") from a relatively long distance and score points depending on how close each arrow lands to the flag. Scoring zones are defined by maximum radii from the flag pole. Each arrow scores points depending on which scoring zone it enters the ground in.
Field archery is any archery discipline that involves shooting at outdoor targets of varying and often unmarked distance, typically in woodland and rough terrain.. Being a traditional field sport as well as a widely recognized competitive sport in its own right, field archery can be used to improve the techniques and fitness required for bowhunting in a realistic wilderness setting.
A total of 12 archers entered the competition. After ranking round athletes who come first and second qualifies directly to semifinals. The rest of competitors is divided into two groups, where they compete against each other in the stepladder competition format.
NASP (organization) – Initialism for the National Archery in the Schools Program, a youth archery program founded and based in the U.S. but also operating in several other countries. nock (equipment) – The notch at the rear end of an arrow; also the notches at the ends of the bow limbs to which the bowstring is attached, or looped over
Jessica Tomasi (born 3 July 1986 [1]) is an Italian female archer. [2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed for her country in the Women's team event . References