Archery at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' individual
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The girls' individual archery event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 22 to 25 August 2014 at the Fangshan Sports Training Base in Nanjing, China. One of three recurve archery events which comprised the archery programme, it was the second time the girls' individual discipline was contested at Summer Youth Olympics. Thirty-two archers from thirty-two countries entered the competition, which was open to female archers born between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 1999.[1]: 3 The defending champion was South Korea's Kwak Ye-ji, who was unable to defend her title due to the age limitations imposed on the event.
Girls' individual archery at the II Summer Youth Olympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Fangshan Sports Training Base | ||||||||||||
Date | 22–25 August 2014 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 32 nations | ||||||||||||
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Li Jiaman of China defeated France's Melanie Gaubil in a one-arrow shoot-off in the final to win the gold medal. As runner-up Gaubil received the silver medal. South Korea's Lee Eun-gyeong, who was seeded first and set a new junior world record in the 72-arrow round, defeated Ana Machado of Brazil to win the bronze medal.