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  2. Archery - Wikipedia

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    Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows. [1] The word comes from the Latin arcus, meaning bow. [2] Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity.

  3. History of archery - Wikipedia

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    Longbowmen archers of the Middle Ages.. Archery, or the use of bow and arrows, was probably developed in Africa by the later Middle Stone Age (approx. 70,000 years ago). It is documented as part of warfare and hunting from the classical period (where it figures in the mythologies of many cultures) until the end of the 19th century, when it was made obsolete by the invention and spread of ...

  4. Modern competitive archery - Wikipedia

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    Modern competitive archery involves shooting arrows at a target for accuracy and precision from a set distance or distances. This is the most popular form of competitive archery worldwide and is called target archery. A form particularly popular in Europe, North America, and South America is field archery, shot at targets generally set at ...

  5. Peter Elzinga (archer) - Wikipedia

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    Individual. 2004 Sassari. Men's Team. Peter Elzinga (born 30 January 1981, Almere, Netherlands ), is a Dutch former athlete who competed in compound archery. His achievements include becoming the world number one ranked archer in 2004, which position he held for 384 days, and breaking the world record 1440 round with 1419 points in 2009. [5]

  6. Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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    e. This article details the qualifying phase for archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 128 archers, with an equal distribution between men and women (64 per gender), coming from their respective NOCs; each is permitted to enter a maximum of six archers, three per gender.

  7. 2019 World Archery Championships - Wikipedia

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    The 2019 World Archery Championships were held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands from 10 to 16 June 2019. [1] [2] The event served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics, with each men's and women's team that made the quarter-finals earning three quota places for the respective team. There were also quota places for the top four individuals ...

  8. Archery at the Pacific Games - Wikipedia

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    Archery at the Pacific Games. Archery at the Pacific Games was first contested at the 1971 games at Papeete. Archery was made a core sport in 2021, and is thus required to be included at every subsequent edition of the Pacific Games. [1] It has also been included in the Pacific Mini Games, firstly at Norfolk Island in 2001 and then Port Vila in ...

  9. Category:Archery - Wikipedia

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    Archer's paradox. Archery at the 2025 World Games. Arrow. Arrow cresting. Arrow poison. Arrowhead.

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