Women's double FITA round paraplegic at the VII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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The Women's double FITA round paraplegic was an archery competition at the 1984 Summer Paralympics. [1]
The American archer Susan Hagel won the gold medal.
Rank | Athlete | Points |
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Susan Hagel (USA) | 2267 | |
Hifumi Suzuki (JPN) | 2187 | |
Susan Davies (AUS) | 2169 | |
4 | Wilma Anic (GBR) | 2153 |
5 | Sirkka Liisa Collin (FIN) | 2148 |
6 | K. Kiesslich (FRG) | 2135 |
7 | Carol Johnson (GBR) | 2131 |
8 | Bodil Elgh (SWE) | 2101 |
9 | L. Sickelmann (FRG) | 2079 |
10 | J. Lewis (CAN) | 1728 |
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