Wei Pi-Hsiu
Encyclopedia
Wei Pi-Hsiu is an athlete from the Republic of China
who competes in archery
.
Wei finished her ranking round with a total of 585 points. This gave her the 58th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Alison Williamson
in the first round. The 7th seed archer from Great Britain
was too strong with 108-99 and eliminated Wei. Together with Wu Hui-Ju and Yuan Shu-Chi she also took part in the team event. With her 585 score from the ranking round combined with the 634 of Wu and the 652 of Yuan the Chinese Taipei team was in eighth position after the ranking round. In the first round they faced the Italian
team, but were unable to beat them. Italy advanced to the quarter finals with a 215-211 score.
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
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 BeijingBeijing
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...
Wei finished her ranking round with a total of 585 points. This gave her the 58th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Alison Williamson
Alison Williamson
Alison Jane Williamson is an athlete from Great Britain. She competes in archery.Williamson, who is a member of the Long Mynd Archers, has represented Great Britain at five Olympic Games, from 1992-2008....
in the first round. The 7th seed archer from Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
was too strong with 108-99 and eliminated Wei. Together with Wu Hui-Ju and Yuan Shu-Chi she also took part in the team event. With her 585 score from the ranking round combined with the 634 of Wu and the 652 of Yuan the Chinese Taipei team was in eighth position after the ranking round. In the first round they faced the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
team, but were unable to beat them. Italy advanced to the quarter finals with a 215-211 score.