Melanie Soltysik Skillman (born September 23, 1954 in
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Phila ...
) 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 mo ...
who was a member of the American squad that won the team bronze medals at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
. She also competed in the individual event, finishing in 10th place.
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1954 births
Living people
American female archers
Archers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in archery
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
20th-century American sportswomen
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