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Khatuna Lorig
Personal information
NationalityGeorgia (საქართველო)
USA
Born (1974-01-01) January 1, 1974 (age 50)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight141 lb (64 kg)
Sport
CountryUSA
SportArchery
Medal record
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team
Representing  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Belek Mixed team
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 2010 Edinburgh Mixed Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Individual
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Team

Khatuna Lorig (born January 1, 1974 in Tbilisi as Khatuna Kvrivishvili, Georgian: ხათუნა ქვრივიშვილი) is an American archer of Georgian origin.

She has used at least 3 different last names while competing in and representing various different countries.[1]

  • Khatuna Kvrivichvili, СССР (part of the Unified Team) at Barcelona 1992. At the age of 18, she won the bronze medal[2]
  • Khatuna Lorigi, while competing for Georgia in the Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000) Olympic games.
  • Khatuna Lorig, from 2004 when she was unable to participate in the Olympic Games in Athens because of citizenship issues. She competed for the United States at the 2008 Olympics. Then, at the age of 38 she competed again for Team USA at the 2012 London Olympics.[1]

Competition History

Lorig earned individual bronze and team gold medals at the 1990 European Championships in Barcelona competing for the Soviet Union.[citation needed] She also earned individual and team gold medals at the 1992 European Championships in Malta.[3]

Lorig earned a bronze medal in women's team competing for the Unified Team at the 1992 Olympics. Lorig went on to compete for Georgia at the 1996 Olympics, and the 2000 Olympics as Khatuna Lorigi. Lorig became a naturalized U.S. citizen and qualified to compete in the women's individual archery event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. There Lorig finished her ranking round with a total of 635 points. This gave her the 26th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Virginie Arnold in the first round, beating the archer from France with 107-105. In the second round she was too strong for Alison Williamson with 112-109 and via Ana Rendón (107-95) she achieved her place in the quarter final. There she was unable to beat eventual bronze medalist Yun Ok-Hee who won the match with 111-105.[4]

She taught actress Jennifer Lawrence how to shoot with a recurve bow for the 2012 film The Hunger Games.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/usa/khatuna%20lorig/221227
  2. ^ http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KVRIVKHA01
  3. ^ "Women's European Outdoor Champions". www.archeryeurope.org. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  4. ^ Athlete biography: Khatuna Lorig, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 23, 2008
  5. ^ "'Hunger Games' star Jennifer Lawrence learned archery from expert Khatuna Lorig". KABC. March 26, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
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