Son Hye-Yong
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Son Hye-Yong is an athlete from North Korea
who competes in archery
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At the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
Son finished her ranking round with a total of 618 points. This gave her the 45th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Mariana Avitia
in the first round. The archer from Mexico
eliminated Son straight away with a 112-107 score.
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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At the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
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...
Son finished her ranking round with a total of 618 points. This gave her the 45th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced 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...
in the first round. The archer from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
eliminated Son straight away with a 112-107 score.