Denise Parker

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Denise Parker
Personal information
BornDecember 12, 1973 (1973-12-12) (age 49)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Medal record
Women's archery
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Havana Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Havana Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Team

Denise Parker (born December 12, 1973) is an American archer who was a member of the American squad that won the team bronze medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics, becoming the youngest Olympic archery medalist at age fifteen. She also competed in the individual event, finishing in 21st place. Parker then competed in both the individual and team events in the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denise Parker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.