Jacob Wukie Explained

Jacob Wukie
Birth Place:	Massillon, Ohio, U.S.
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Jacob Wukie (born May 11, 1986,^[1] in Massillon, Ohio) is an American archer.^[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed for his country in the Men's team event and the men's individual event.^[3] He won a silver Olympic medal along with his teammates Brady Ellison and Jake Kaminski.

Career

At the individual event of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wukie finished 12th in the ranking round, before eliminating Jayanta Talukdar in the first round.^[4] He was himself then knocked out by Bård Nesteng.

He qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Wukie, a devout Christian, is one of four children of John and Patty Wukie.^[6] Wukie attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.^[6] He married Brianne Pinkerton on December 1, 2012.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jacob Wukie | WKYC's Olympic Zone . NBC Olympics . July 31, 2012 . July 28, 2012 . August 5, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170805062747/http://www.nbcolympics.com/wkyc/local-athletes/athlete=jacob-wukie/index.html . dead .
2. Web site: Jacob Wukie . London2012.com . . dead . https://archive.today/20130104054811/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/wukie-jacob-1131146/ . January 4, 2013.
3. Jacob Wukie . 2016-02-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183324/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wu/jacob-wukie-1.html . March 3, 2016 .
4. Web site: individual (FITA Olympic round – 70m) men results – Archery – London 2012 Olympics. www.olympic.org. 2016-02-25.
5. Web site: OlympicTalk. 2021-06-20. U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games. 2021-06-20. OlympicTalk NBC Sports. en-US.
6. Web site: Jacob Wukie. https://web.archive.org/web/20141030162123/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-archery/athletes/Jacob-Wukie. dead. October 30, 2014. n.d.. . Team USA. United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. 2021-07-28.