Miki Kanie Explained

Miki Kanie
Birth Place:Gifu Prefecture, Japan[1]
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is a Japanese archer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She entered the Olympics with a world ranking of 332 but finished the preliminary ranking round for the women's individual event in sixth place.[2] She was later eliminated in the third round of the competition by Mexico's Aída Román.[3] In the women's team event Kanie and teammates Ren Hayakawa and Kaori Kawanaka won bronze medal after defeating Russia in the third-place match, earning Japan's first Olympic archery medal in a team event.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miki Kanie. London 2012. London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. 3 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120801090708/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kanie-miki-1014182/. 1 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Kanie on target at Lord's. London 2012. London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. 30 July 2012. 21 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20120801031546/http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/kanie-target-lord.html. 1 August 2012.
  3. Web site: Hayakawa, Kanie eliminated in women's archery. The Japan Times. 3 August 2012. 21 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Japan's female archers win bronze. The Japan Times. 31 July 2012. 20 February 2020.