Ruth Rowe

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Ruth Rowe
Personal information
Born (1947-03-11) March 11, 1947 (age 78)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Alma mater University of Pittsburgh
Sport
Sport Archery
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Canberra Recurve team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1975 Interlaken Recurve team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 Los Angeles Recurve team
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Caracas Individual recurve
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1983 Caracas60m recurve
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1983 Caracas70m recurve
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1983 CaracasRecurve team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Recurve team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1983 Caracas30m recurve
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1995 Mar del PlataIndividual recurve
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1995 Mar del Plata60m recurve

Ruth E. Rowe (born March 11, 1947, in Pittsburgh) is an American former archer and has also coached the sport. [1]

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Archery

Rowe took up archery at the University of Pittsburgh where she earned a degree in biology. [2]

Rowe won a bronze medal at the 1975 World Archery Championships, a gold medal at the 1977 World Archery Championships and another bronze at the 1983 World Archery Championships. All were in the women's team event. [3]

At the 1983 Pan American Games she won gold medals in the women's individual recurve and women's recurve team events. In the 1995 edition she won another women's recurve team gold. [4]

Rowe finished twelfth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the women's individual event with 2477 points. [5]

She later became coach of the US Virgin Islands archery team. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ruth Rowe". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Leavy, Jane (1983-11-27). "Rowe Right On Target For Games". The Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  3. ↑ "Ruth E Rowe". World Archery. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  4. ↑ "Pan American Games Medalists: Archery". www.hickoksports.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ruth Rowe". www.sports-reference.com/olympics. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Team V.I. Archery 2014". Virgin Islands Olympic Committee. 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
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