Mari Piuva (born 21 October 1980) is an archer from Finland who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Piuva was born in Kemi in Lapland and was introduced to archery at the age of fifteen.[1] She was a three-time Finnish national archery champion prior to winning a qualification spot for the 2004 Olympics at that year's European Archery Championships.[2][3] Entering the women's individual event, Piuva was seeded 49th for the competition's elimination rounds with a score of 615 points – from a maximum of 720 – in the preliminary 72-arrow ranking round. After defeating Georgia's Natalia Nasaridze in her opening elimination match she was beaten by Great Britain's Naomi Folkard in the second round.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Mari Piuva tähtäsi mukaan Ateenaan" [Piuva aims after Athens]. MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 12 July 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Mari Piuva olympialaisten pohjoisin edustaja" [Mari Piuva: northern representative of the Olympics] (in Finnish). Yleisradio Oy. 26 July 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Mari Piuva valtasi olympia-paikan". Kaleva (in Finnish). 22 May 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Piuva jatkoon lipsahduksesta huolimatta" [Piuva continues despite slip]. MTV3 Uutiset (in Finnish). 15 August 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Folkard pudotti Mari Piuvan" [Folkard eliminates Mari Piuva]. Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Yleisradio Oy. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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