Nancy Vonderheide Explained

Nancy Vonderheide (born c.1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States), later Nancy Kleinman, was a World Champion archer who represented the United States.

Vonderheide took up archery in 1959 after starting to date Marvin Kleinman, a partner at the legal firm she was working at, who was a keen archer.^[1] Within two years, she won the World Championships in Oslo as an unknown; she also set two new world records at the event. She went on to carry out a record-breaking 16 competition unbeaten streak, before being upset at the 1963 Championships by compatriot Victoria Cook. She was not selected for the United States team for any future Championships.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Nancy Kleinman died on March 11, 2017, after a long illness.^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2506&dat=19641222&id=HGhJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cAoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=701,4677039 News and Courier 22 December 1964: Concentration is key in archer
2. Web site: 1961 WAC results . 2013-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165523/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1961_Outdoor.pdf . 2013-10-14 . dead .
3. Web site: 1963 WAC results . 2013-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165426/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1963_Outdoor.pdf . 2013-10-14 . dead .
4. http://www.texasarchery.org/Documents/NAAHist/ArcheryChampions4thEdPHOpt.pdf Archery Champions by Robert Rhode, 4th edition 1971
5. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1075045/1/index.htm Sports Illustrated cover feature, 5 Aug 1963: "She Started At The Top"
6. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/12/23/spt_straight_and_arrow.html Enquirer 23 Dec 2001: "Straight and Arrow"
7. https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0C11FA3E541A7B93C1AB178DD85F478685F9 New York Times: "American Sets World Record In Chicago Women's Archery"
8. Web site: Nancy Kleinman Obituary (2017) - Cincinnati, OH - The Cincinnati Enquirer. Legacy.com.