Alexandra Longová (born 7 February 1994) is a Slovak competitive archer.[1] Longová made her debut on the Slovak national team at the age of ten, and eventually competed in numerous international archery tournaments, spanning the 2015 European Games, the 2016 Summer Olympics, and European Championships.[2] Longová currently trains under the tutelage of head coach Matej Miskovsky for the Slovak squad, while shooting at Blue Arrows archery range in her native Bratislava.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandra Longová |
| Nickname | Alex |
| Born | 7 February 1994 Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Sport | Archery |
| Event | Recurve |
| Club | Blue Arrows Viničné |
| Coached by | Matej Miskovsky |
| Updated on 24 February 2017 | |
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Longová etched a historic mark for Slovakia as one of the country's first archers sent to the Olympic tournament, shooting only in the women's individual recurve.[2][4] Longová managed to fire off a score of 641 points, 11 targets of a perfect ten, and 8 bull's eyes, for the twenty-second spot against a field of 63 other archers in the qualifying round. Heading to the knockout stage on the third day of the Games, Longová comfortably disposed the Indian archer Laxmirani Majhi at 7–1 in the opening round, before she faced her subsequent challenge against China's Qi Yuhong, abruptly ending her Olympic debut in a harsh 0–6 defeat.[5]
Longová was also selected to represent her country as one of the young change-makers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Alexandra Longová". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Europe's Olympic places awarded in Nottingham". World Archery Federation. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Lukostrelkyňa Alexandra Longová postúpila na OH!" [Archer Alexandra Longová goes to Olympics] (in Slovak). Slovak Olympic Committee. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Slovensko má na OH 2016 reprezentovať 52 športovcov, tenisti Martin aj Zelenay môžu hrať" [52 athletes will represent Slovakia at the 2016 Olympics; Tennis players Martin and Zelenay are eligible to play] (in Slovak). Slovak Olympic Committee. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Archery: Women's Individual Round of 32". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Maître Wicki, Ludivine (16 January 2018). "Longova appointed Young Change-Maker for 2018 Youth Olympic Games". World Archery. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
External links
edit- Alexandra Longová at the Slovenský Olympijský Výbor (in Slovak)
- Alexandra Longová at World Archery
- Alexandra Longová at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)