Joy Fahrenkrog (born November 6, 1979) is an American

archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern ...

. She was born in

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and currently resides in

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Early life and education

Fahrenkrog was born in

in 1979. When she was 15, she was an exchange student to

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with

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. She completed high school at

Phillips Exeter Academy Phillips Exeter Academy (often called Exeter or PEA) is an Independent school, independent, co-educational, college-preparatory school in Exeter, New Hampshire. Established in 1781, it is America's sixth-oldest boarding school and educates an es ...

Exeter, New Hampshire Exeter is a New England town, town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. Its population was 16,049 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county ...

. Upon graduating, she attended

Skidmore College Skidmore College is a Private school, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Saratoga Springs, New York. Approximately 2,700 students are enrolled at Skidmore pursuing a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Scien ...

in Saratoga Springs, New York, spending one year at the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

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. After graduating from college, Fahrenkrog took a job with Schwab Capital Markets and worked there until 2004 when she left to train full-time for the Olympics. Throughout the five years that she was training, she held a marketing job at

Northwestern Mutual Northwestern Mutual is an American financial services mutual organization headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The financial security company provides consultation on wealth and asset income protection, education planning, retirement planning ...

Archery background

Fahrenkrog is a four-time member of the United States Archery Team (2004–2008) and former Chula Vista Olympic Training Center Resident Athlete (2006–2007). She began archery in the winter of 2002 after graduating from

Saratoga Springs, New York Saratoga Springs is a Administrative divisions of New York#City, city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 28,491 at the United States Census 2020, 2020 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the ...

, where she majored in

Economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

. In 2004, she tried out for her first Olympic team but just missed it, finishing 6th at the trials. In 2008, she tried for a second time and placed 7th in the first round of trials. After taking three months off due to a tear in her

teres minor The teres minor (Latin ''teres'' meaning 'rounded') is a narrow, elongated muscle of the rotator cuff. The muscle originates from the lateral border and adjacent posterior surface of the corresponding right or left scapula and inserts at both the ...

, she failed to advance to the third round of trials for the

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

team, finishing 15th. Despite not making either Olympic team, Joy did attend both the

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and the Beijing games. In 2004, she went as a spectator and in 2008, she had a job as a journalist working for the Olympic News Service. In 2008, she was also part of two ad campaigns, one for

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and one for

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. Videos of each can be found on her website. Fahrenkrog has been a consistent top 8 finisher in national-level events and has competed internationally in

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, the

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and

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. Highlights of her career include 2nd and 3rd-place finishes at the US Indoor Nationals in 2006 and 2007 as well as a 1st-place finish at the World Ranking Event in

Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...

in 2007.

Personal information

Before picking up a bow, Fahrenkrog was a

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. She competed at Exeter, in college and after college for a total of 7 years. Her most notable accomplishment was a gold medal finish at the

Henley Women's Regatta Henley Women's Regatta, often abbreviated to "HWR" or "Women's Henley", is a rowing regatta held at Henley-on-Thames, England. Chris Aistrop and Rosemary Mayglothling were jointly responsible for setting up the Regatta in June 1988 and Aistrop ...

in England in 2001. She has also run two marathons for charity, the

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in 2002 for cancer research and the

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in 2008 for Team Darfur. While in California, she volunteered at San Diego 211, Endow Chula Vista, Eastlake Church and the Purple Palace. Throughout her archery career, she has been actively involved with Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) and has spent time working with kids with the North Dakota Shooting Sports Program and local clubs in Massachusetts and California. Fahrenkrog now lives in

Luzern Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...

, Switzerland, where she married

Tim Foster Timothy James Carrington Foster, MBE (born 19 January 1970) is an English rower who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Career He began rowing at Bedford Modern School and competed in the World Rowing Junior ...

on June 5, 2009. The pair were engaged at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on August 18, 2008.

National and international tournaments

*World Ranking Event, Puerto Rico 2007 – 1st *US Indoor Nationals 2006 – 2nd *World Archery Festival 2004 – 3rd *Texas Shootout 2005 – 3rd *US Indoor Nationals 2007 – 3rd *Texas Shootout 2007 – 3rd *US Indoor Nationals 2004 – 5th *Gold Cup 2004 – 5th *Face 2 Face, Amsterdam 2004 – 5th *US World Indoor Trials 2005 – 5th *US Outdoor Nationals 2007 – 5th *US Open 2007 – 5th *US Olympic Trials 2004 – 6th *US Open 2005 – 6th *Texas Shootout 2006 – 6th *US Outdoor Nationals 2006 – 6th *US Outdoor Nationals 2004 – 7th *1st Leg of Olympic Trials 2008 – 7th *Arizona Cup 2004 – 8th *US Outdoor Nationals 2005 – 8th *Gold Cup 2006 – 8th *Arizona Cup 2005 – 9th *US World Outdoor Trials 2007 – 9th *US World Outdoor Trials 2005 – 10th

References

External links

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