Alexandra Fouace (born 7 July 1979) is a French athlete who competed in archery at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. [1]
In 2004, she was 30th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 627. In the first round of elimination, she faced 35th-ranked Sayami Matsushita of Japan. Fouace lost 165–157 in the 18-arrow match, placing 34th overall in women's individual archery. She was also a member of the 4th-place French team in the women's team archery competition.
Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece with ranking rounds on 12 August and regular competition held from 15 August to 21 August. One hundred twenty-eight archers from forty-three nations competed in the four gold medal events—individual and team events for men and for women—that were contested at these games.
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