Ruth Rowe

Ruth E. Rowe (born March 11, 1947, in Pittsburgh) is an American former archer and has also coached the sport.^[1]

Ruth Rowe

Personal information
Born	(1947-03-11) March 11, 1947 (age 78) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Alma mater	University of Pittsburgh
Sport
Sport	Archery
Medal record Representing  United States World Championships 1977 Canberra Recurve team 1975 Interlaken Recurve team 1983 Los Angeles Recurve team Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Individual recurve 1983 Caracas 60m recurve 1983 Caracas 70m recurve 1983 Caracas Recurve team 1995 Mar del Plata Recurve team 1983 Caracas 30m recurve 1995 Mar del Plata Individual recurve 1995 Mar del Plata 60m recurve

Archery

Rowe took up archery at the University of Pittsburgh where she earned a degree in biology.^[2]

Rowe won a bronze medal at the 1975 World Archery Championships, a gold medal at the 1977 World Archery Championships and another bronze at the 1983 World Archery Championships. All were in the women's team event.^[3]

At the 1983 Pan American Games she won gold medals in the women's individual recurve and women's recurve team events. In the 1995 edition she won another women's recurve team gold.^[4]

Rowe finished twelfth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the women's individual event with 2477 points.^[5]

She later became coach of the US Virgin Islands archery team.^[6]