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Alan Wills (archer)
Alan James "Al" Wills (born 3 August 1981 in Cumbria) is an athlete from the United Kingdom. He competes in archery. 2008 Summer Olympics Wills represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics, competing in the men's individual and team archery. He finished his ranking round with a total of 661 points. This gave him the 21st seed for the final competition bracket. There he beat Mauro Nespoli 103–98 in the first round and went on to edge out another Italian, Marco Galiazzo, 110–109 in round two. His run was ended by Juan Carlos Stevens of Cuba in the last 16 as he was defeated 108–104. Together with Simon Terry and Laurence Godfrey he also took part in the team event. With his 661 score from the ranking round combined with the 670 of Simon Terry and the 657 of Godfrey the British were in fifth position after the ranking round. In the first elimination round they faced the Chinese team and got eliminated with 214–210. The C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archery
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a Bow and arrow, bow to shooting, 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 times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity. A person who practices archery is typically called an archer, bowman, or toxophilite. History Origins and ancient archery The oldest known evidence of arrows (not found with surviving bows) comes from South Africa, South African sites such as Sibudu Cave, where the remains of bone and stone arrowheads have been found dating approximately 72,000 to 60,000 years ago.Backwell L, d'Errico F, Wadley L.(2008). Middle Stone Age bone tools from the Howiesons Poort layers, Sibudu Cave, South Africa. Journal of Archaeological Science, 35:1566–1580. Backwell L, Bradfield J, Carlson KJ, Jashashvili T, Wadley L, d'Errico F.(2018). The antiquity of bow-and-arro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
