Mark Pinili Javier is a professional

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 ...

from the

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. He competed in

Archery at the 2006 Asian Games Archery was competed at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Men and women competed in both individual and team events with all competition taking place at the Lusail Archery Range from December 9 through December 13. The competition included on ...

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but was defeated by the Korean Im Dong Hyun 113-104 in the 1/16 Elimination Round. During the 2006 Asian Games he landed 9th place in the individual category. An alumnus of

Silliman University Silliman University (also referred to as Silliman or SU) is a private, Protestant, and research university located in Dumaguete City, Philippines. Established in 1901 as Silliman Institute by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, it is ...

with a Bachelor of Science in

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degree, Mark Javier was also a member of the Silliman University Dumaguete Archery Club (SUDAC) and the National Archery Association of the Philippines (NAAP). He won medals in local and national competitions as well as joined international competitions.

2008 Summer Olympics

At the

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Javier finished his ranking round with a total of 654 points. This gave him the 36th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced

Kuo Cheng Wei Kuo Cheng-wei (; born 9 November 1983) is a Taiwanese professional archer representing Chinese Taipei. He competed in Archery at the 2006 Asian Games and won a silver medal with the men's team consisting of himself, Chen ...

in the first round. Kuo won the match with 106-102 and advanced to the next round in which he was beaten by Park Kyung-Mo.Athlete biography: Mark Javier
beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug, 17 2008

2012 Summer Olympics

At the

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, Javier qualified for the last 32, where he was knocked out by

Brady Ellison Brady Ellison (born October 27, 1988) is an American archer who competes in recurve archery. He holds the record for the longest continuous period as the world number-one-ranked men's recurve archer, from August 2011 to April 2013. He earned ...

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Living people Filipino male archers Olympic archers for the Philippines Archers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 1981 births Silliman University alumni Archers at the 2006 Asian Games Archers at the 2010 Asian Games People from Dumaguete Sportspeople from Negros Oriental Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Asian Games competitors for the Philippines SEA Games competitors for the Philippines 21st-century Filipino sportsmen {{Philippines-archery-bio-stub