Khatuna Lorig (/kəˈtuːnɑːˈlɔːrɪɡ/; born January 1, 1974, as Khatuna Kvrivishvili, Georgian: ხათუნა ქვრივიშვილი) is a Georgian archer who immigrated to the United States.
She has used at least 3 different last names while competing in and representing various different countries.[1]
Khatuna Kvrivichvili, Soviet Union (part of the Unified Team) at Barcelona 1992. At the age of 18, she won the bronze medal[2]
Khatuna Lorigi, while competing for Georgia in the Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000) Olympic games.
Khatuna Lorig, from 2004 when she was unable to participate in the Olympic Games in Athens because of citizenship issues. She competed for the United States at the 2008 Olympics. Then, at the age of 38 she competed again for Team USA at the 2012 London Olympics.[1]
Career
Lorig's hometown is Tbilisi, Georgia, where she started her archery training in 6th grade at a state-sponsored school. Her training involved learning how to hold a bow for eight months while looking in the mirror before being able to actually load an arrow.[3]
Lorig earned individual bronze and team gold medals at the 1990 European Championships in Barcelona competing for the Soviet Union.[4] She also earned individual and team gold medals at the 1992 European Championships in Malta.[5]
When she was 18 and while four months pregnant, Lorig earned a bronze medal in women's team competing for the Unified Team at the 1992 Olympics.[3] Lorig went on to compete for Georgia at the 1996 Olympics. After competing in the 1996 Olympics in the United States, she decided to remain in the US and settled in Brooklyn and later New Jersey. She competed again for Georgia at the 2000 Olympics as Khatuna Lorigi.
Lorig became a naturalized U.S. citizen and qualified to compete in the women's individual archery event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. There Lorig finished her ranking round with a total of 635 points. This gave her the 26th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Virginie Arnold in the first round, beating the archer from France with 107-105. In the second round she was too strong for Alison Williamson with 112-109 and via Ana Rendón (107-95) she achieved her place in the quarter-final. There she was unable to beat eventual bronze medalist Yun Ok-Hee who won the match with 111-105.[6] Lorig was afterwards chosen to be the U.S. flagbearer in the closing ceremony.[7]
In April 2016, she received her first sponsorship deal with a non-archery brand, appearing in a commercial for Bridgestone tires.[3] She was also selected to be part of "Team Bridgestone," a group of 6 Olympic and Paralympic athletes attempting to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.[10]
References
^ ab"Coverage of 2018 Winter Games". sports.yahoo.com.
^. databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
^ abcWiedeman, Reeves. "Arrow Heads". Harper's. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
^Nayyar, Namita (April 6, 2017). "Khatuna Lorig: No.1 Women Archer in US Reveals her Success Mantra". Retrieved July 26, 2016.
^"Women's European Outdoor Champions". www.archeryeurope.org. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
^. Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
^Khatuna Lorig chosen to carry U.S. flag in closing ceremony
^. KABC. March 26, 2012. Archived from the original on November 21, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
^From ‘Hunger Games’ to London Games: Khatuna Lorig just misses bronze in archery
^"Six U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Athletes and Hopefuls Join "Team Bridgestone" for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games". Bridgestone Americas. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
American dream is right on target for archer Lorig
August 22, 2023
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Khatuna Lorig k e ˈ t uː n ɑː ˈ l ɔː r ɪ ɡ born January 1 1974 as Khatuna Kvrivishvili Georgian ხათუნა ქვრივიშვილი is a Georgian archer who immigrated to the United States Khatuna LorigPersonal informationNationality Georgia United StatesBorn 1974 01 01 January 1 1974 age 49 Tbilisi Georgian SSR Soviet UnionHeight5 ft 7 in 1 70 m Weight141 lb 64 kg SportCountry United StatesSportArcheryMedal record Representing Unified TeamOlympic Games1992 Barcelona TeamRepresenting United StatesWorld Championships2013 Belek Mixed teamWorld Cup Final2010 Edinburgh Mixed TeamPan American Games2015 Toronto Individual2019 Lima Team2019 Lima Individual2011 Guadalajara Team2015 Toronto TeamShe has used at least 3 different last names while competing in and representing various different countries 1 Khatuna Kvrivichvili Soviet Union part of the Unified Team at Barcelona 1992 At the age of 18 she won the bronze medal 2 Khatuna Lorigi while competing for Georgia in the Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 Olympic games Khatuna Lorig from 2004 when she was unable to participate in the Olympic Games in Athens because of citizenship issues She competed for the United States at the 2008 Olympics Then at the age of 38 she competed again for Team USA at the 2012 London Olympics 1 Career EditLorig s hometown is Tbilisi Georgia where she started her archery training in 6th grade at a state sponsored school Her training involved learning how to hold a bow for eight months while looking in the mirror before being able to actually load an arrow 3 Lorig earned individual bronze and team gold medals at the 1990 European Championships in Barcelona competing for the Soviet Union 4 She also earned individual and team gold medals at the 1992 European Championships in Malta 5 When she was 18 and while four months pregnant Lorig earned a bronze medal in women s team competing for the Unified Team at the 1992 Olympics 3 Lorig went on to compete for Georgia at the 1996 Olympics After competing in the 1996 Olympics in the United States she decided to remain in the US and settled in Brooklyn and later New Jersey She competed again for Georgia at the 2000 Olympics as Khatuna Lorigi Lorig became a naturalized U S citizen and qualified to compete in the women s individual archery event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing There Lorig finished her ranking round with a total of 635 points This gave her the 26th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Virginie Arnold in the first round beating the archer from France with 107 105 In the second round she was too strong for Alison Williamson with 112 109 and via Ana Rendon 107 95 she achieved her place in the quarter final There she was unable to beat eventual bronze medalist Yun Ok Hee who won the match with 111 105 6 Lorig was afterwards chosen to be the U S flagbearer in the closing ceremony 7 She taught actress Jennifer Lawrence how to shoot with a recurve bow for the 2012 film The Hunger Games 8 During that year s Olympics Lorig finished fourth 9 In April 2016 she received her first sponsorship deal with a non archery brand appearing in a commercial for Bridgestone tires 3 She was also selected to be part of Team Bridgestone a group of 6 Olympic and Paralympic athletes attempting to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games 10 References Edit a b Coverage of 2018 Winter Games sports yahoo com Khatuna Kvrivichvili Olympic medals and stats databaseolympics com Archived from the original on March 23 2013 Retrieved March 26 2013 a b c Wiedeman Reeves Arrow Heads Harper s Retrieved July 26 2016 Nayyar Namita April 6 2017 Khatuna Lorig No 1 Women Archer in US Reveals her Success Mantra Retrieved July 26 2016 Women s European Outdoor Champions www archeryeurope org Retrieved August 19 2014 Athlete biography Khatuna Lorig Beijing2008 cn Archived from the original on September 7 2008 Retrieved August 23 2008 Khatuna Lorig chosen to carry U S flag in closing ceremony Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence learned archery from expert Khatuna Lorig KABC March 26 2012 Archived from the original on November 21 2013 Retrieved March 26 2012 From Hunger Games to London Games Khatuna Lorig just misses bronze in archery Six U S Olympic and Paralympic Athletes and Hopefuls Join Team Bridgestone for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Bridgestone Americas Retrieved July 26 2016 External links EditKhatuna Lorig at the World Archery Federation Khatuna Lorig at Olympics com Khatuna Lorig at Olympedia Khatuna Lorig at TeamUSA org archive Khatuna Lorig at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games archived NBC Olympics athlete bio American dream is right on target for archer Lorig Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khatuna Lorig amp oldid 1169960736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
