Janet Dykman

Adrienne Cornelia "Janet" Dykman (born January 17, 1954) is an American archer.

Janet Dykman
Medal record
Women's Archery
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Individual (50 m)
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Individual
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Individual (30 m)
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Individual (50 m)

Dykman was born in Monterey Park, California. She was a member of four Olympic archery teams and an alternate on one Olympic team. Her Olympic appearances included 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. In four Pan-American games she won a gold medal as a member of the women's team. In 1991, she broke the 50-meter record and received a gold medal. In 1995, she was the National Field Archery Champion and also won the National Archery Target Championship. Currently, she still competes on the California state indoor and outdoor circuits and in Traditional National Archery Tournaments.

Dykman represented the U.S. at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 44th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 619. In the first round of elimination, she faced 21st-ranked and eventual bronze medalist Alison Williamson of Great Britain. Dykman lost 147–121 in the 18-arrow match, placing 60th overall in women's individual archery.

Dykman was also a member of the 13th-place American women's archery team. Besides the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece, she also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Janet Dykman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24.
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