Michael Naray
Encyclopedia
Michael Naray is an Olympic
competitor for archery
representing Australia.
in Beijing Naray finished his ranking round with a total of 658 points. This gave him the 30th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Jean-Charles Valladont
in the first round, beating the French archer 108-106. In the second round Naray was eliminated by Viktor Ruban
(115-105), who would eventually win the gold medal.
Together with Sky Kim
and Matthew Gray
he also took part in the team event. With his 658 score from the ranking round combined with the 665 of Kim and the 654 of Gray the Australians were in 9th position after the ranking round. In the first round they were defeated by eight seed Poland (223-218, the Poles had set the Olympic record with their 223 score). The Polish would not go on to progress further than the quarter finals.
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
competitor for archery
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
representing Australia.
2008 Summer Olympics
At the 2008 Summer Olympics2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing Naray finished his ranking round with a total of 658 points. This gave him the 30th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Jean-Charles Valladont
Jean-Charles Valladont
Jean-Charles Valladont is an athlete from France, who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Valladont finished his ranking round with a total of 656 points, which gave him the 35th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Michael Naray in...
in the first round, beating the French archer 108-106. In the second round Naray was eliminated by Viktor Ruban
Viktor Ruban
Viktor Ruban is an athlete from Ukraine, who competes in archery.-2004 Summer Olympics:Ruban competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32; he also won his second match, advancing to the round of 16...
(115-105), who would eventually win the gold medal.
Together with Sky Kim
Sky Kim
Sky Kim is an athlete from Australia. He competes in archery and has been selected to represent Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....
and Matthew Gray
Matthew Gray
Matthew Gray is an athlete from Victoria, Australia. He competes in archery and has been selected to represent Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....
he also took part in the team event. With his 658 score from the ranking round combined with the 665 of Kim and the 654 of Gray the Australians were in 9th position after the ranking round. In the first round they were defeated by eight seed Poland (223-218, the Poles had set the Olympic record with their 223 score). The Polish would not go on to progress further than the quarter finals.