Piotr Piatek
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Piotr Piątek is an athlete from Poland
, who competes in archery
.
in Beijing
Piątek finished his ranking round with a total of 649 points, which gave him the 43rd seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Ryuichi Moriya
in the first round. Both archers scored 109 points in the regular match, but Moriya 10 points in the extra round and Piątek only 9. Moriya would lose in the quarter finals against Viktor Ruban
who won the Olympic gold medal.
Together with Rafał Dobrowolski and Jacek Proć
he also took part in the team event. With his 649 score from the ranking round combined with the 667 of Dobrowolski and the 661 of Proć the Polish were in eighth position after the ranking round. In the first round they were too strong for the Australia
n team, but they were not capable enough to beat South Korea
in the quarter finals.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, who competes in 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...
.
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
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
Piątek finished his ranking round with a total of 649 points, which gave him the 43rd seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Ryuichi Moriya
Ryuichi Moriya
is an athlete from Japan, who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Moriya finished his ranking round with a total of 661 points, which gave him the 22nd seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Piotr Piątek in the first round...
in the first round. Both archers scored 109 points in the regular match, but Moriya 10 points in the extra round and Piątek only 9. Moriya would lose in the quarter finals against 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...
who won the Olympic gold medal.
Together with Rafał Dobrowolski and Jacek Proć
Jacek Proc
Jacek Proć is an archer from Poland.Proć competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He was defeated in the first round of elimination by Yavor Hristov and placed 55th overall.-2008 Summer Olympics:...
he also took part in the team event. With his 649 score from the ranking round combined with the 667 of Dobrowolski and the 661 of Proć the Polish were in eighth position after the ranking round. In the first round they were too strong for the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n team, but they were not capable enough to beat South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
in the quarter finals.