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Ruth Rowe

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Ruth Rowe
Personal information
Born (1947-03-11) March 11, 1947 (age 78)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Alma materUniversity of Pittsburgh
Sport
SportArchery
Medal record
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Canberra Recurve team
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Interlaken Recurve team
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Los Angeles Recurve team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Individual recurve
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas 60m recurve
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas 70m recurve
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Recurve team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Recurve team
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas 30m recurve
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Individual recurve
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata 60m recurve

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

Archery

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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

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  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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