Hiroko Ishizu Explained

^[1] is a Japanese archer and educator.^[2]

Early life

Ishizu first started archery as a college student at Yamaguchi University,^[3] with four-hour training sessions twice a week. She went on to become an elementary school teacher, continuing archery training early in the morning and late at night.

Archery career

In 1977, Ishizu competed at the National Archery Association tournament at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, as the national women's champion from Japan.^[4]

In 1984, Ishizu competed at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles in the women's individual event and finished fourth with 2524 points scored,^[5] after initially tying for second place in the first round.^[6] It was the first fourth-place finish for Japan in Olympic women's archery.

Ishizu won a bronze medal at the 1986 Asian Games in the team event.^[7]

External links

• Profile on worldarchery.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hiroko Ishizu – Biographical Information . 2023-07-23 . Olympedia.
2. News: July 15, 2021 . 【東京五輪・パラ】アーチェリー先生の奮闘＜郷土勢こぼれ話＞ . ja . Chūgoku Shimbun . registration . 2023-07-23.
3. Book: 朝日新聞縮刷版 . 朝日新聞社 . 1985 . Japan . 17 . ja.
4. News: Harmon . Pat . August 2, 1977 . Pace and McKinney at it again to decide archery championship . . 2023-07-23 . Newspapers.com.
5. Web site: Hiroko Ishizu . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417211835/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/is/hiroko-ishizu-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . www.sports-reference.com . 9 March 2020.
6. News: August 9, 1984 . ARCHERY; U.S. Rivals Shooting 1-2 . . . subscription . 2023-07-23.
7. Web site: Women: Recurve Teams . https://web.archive.org/web/20050426113552/http://sports123.com/arc/wasg-rt.html . dead . 26 April 2005 . sports123.com . 9 March 2020.