Nancy Vonderheide (born c.1939 in

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), later Nancy Kleinman, was a World Champion

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who represented the

. Vonderheide took up archery in 1959 after starting to date Marvin Kleinman, a partner at the legal firm she was working at, who was a keen archer. Within two years, she won the

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as an unknown; she also set two new world records at the event. She went on to carry out a record-breaking 16 competition unbeaten streak, before being upset at the 1963 Championships by compatriot

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. She was not selected for the

team for any future Championships. Nancy Kleinman died on March 11, 2017, after a long illness.

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