Khatuna Narimanidze
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Khatuna Narimanidze is an athlete from the nation of Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

. She competes in archery
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...

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2004 Summer Olympics

Narimanidze represented Georgia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

. She placed 41st in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 620. In the first round of elimination, she faced 24th-ranked Almudena Gallardo
Almudena Gallardo
Almudena Gallardo Vicente is a female Spanish archer.Gallardo represented Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 24th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 641. In the first round of elimination, she faced 41st-ranked Khatuna Narimanidze of Georgia...

 of Spain
Spain
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. Narimanidze lost 148-132 in the 18-arrow match, placing 51st overall in women's individual archery.

2008 Summer Olympics

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

 Narimanidze finished her ranking round with a total of 663 points. This gave her the 4th seed (the first non South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n) for the final competition bracket in which she faced Dorji Dema
Dorji Dema
Dorji Dema is an athlete from Bhutan who competes in archery.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Dema finished her ranking round with a total of 567 points. This gave her the 61st seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Khatuna Narimanidze in the first round...

 in the first round, beating the archer from Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...

 with 107-97. In the second round she was too strong for Leydis Brito from Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

 with 111-98, but in the third round she was eliminated by 20th seed Mariana Avitia
Mariana Avitia
Mariana Avitia Martínez is an athlete from Mexico who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Avitia finished her ranking round with a total of 641 points...

with 109-108.
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