 |
|
|
|
|
|
Darrell Pace
- Four-time U.S. Olympian (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988).
- Two-time Olympic gold medalist in the individual event (1976, 1984); earned th team silver in 1988.
- Two-time world champion and six-time U.S. National champion.
- Became the first person in history to score more than 1,300 points out of a possible 1,440 in a single round.
- At 16, he became the youngest member of the U.S. team at the World Championships. He finished 23rd.
- Missed the 1980 Olympics because of the U.S. boycott.
- Carried the 1996 Olympic torch during the torch relay.
- One of "100 Golden Olympians" for the 1996 Centennial Olympics.
- World record stood for 14 years, from 1979 until 1993.
Owen began taking archery lessons when he was 13, after he bought an archery set that included a coupon for one free lesson. After the first lesson, he continued to pay for the classes out of his own pocket. By the time he was 16, he was the youngest member of the U.S. Team.
"I never needed publicity. It wasn't for personal gratification. I just wanted to see the U.S. flag on the pole," he told the Cincinnati Enquirer. Also on the topic of patriotism, he told the Cincinnati Post: "All my life, everything I owned was patriotic -- red, white and blue. I drove a Ford. I didn't do it for me, I did it for my country. Nowadays, they want you to do it for yourself."
|
|
Height: 5-10
Born: Oct. 23, 1956
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Resides: Cincinnati, Ohio
Sport: Archery
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Enter your e-mail;
get free U.S. Olympic Team News
|
|
|
|
|
