Kwon Un-Sil is an athlete from North Korea

North Korea

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

 who 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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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...

 Kwon finished her ranking round with a total of 656 points. This gave her the 5th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Najmeh Abtin

Najmeh Abtin

Najmeh Abtin is an athlete from Iran who competes in archery.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Abtin finished her ranking round with a total of 568 points. This gave her the 60th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Kwon Un-Sil in the first round...

 in the first round, beating the archer from Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 with 106-96. In the second round she was too strong for Pranitha Vardhineni with 106-99 and via Aida Román

Aida Román

Aida Nabila Román Arroyo is an athlete from Mexico who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Román finished her ranking round with a total of 646 points...

 (105-100) she achieved her place in the quarter final. There she eliminated another Mexican

Mexico

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, 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 105-99 to go on to the semi final. In the semi final Kwon was unable to beat first seed Park Sung-Hyun who won the match 109-106. Kwon could still win the bronze medal against another 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 Yun Ok-Hee

Yun Ok-hee

Yun Ok-Hee is a South Korean archer, who won the gold medal in the team and a silver in the individual competition at the 2006 Asian Games.- 2008 Summer Olympics :...

, but eventually lost again with 109-106 to finish just outside the medals.