Jacob Wukie
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| Born | May 11, 1986 (age 38) Massillon, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Jacob Wukie (born May 11, 1986,[1] in Massillon, Ohio) is an American archer.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed for his country in the Men's team event and the men's individual event.[3] He won a silver Olympic medal along with his teammates Brady Ellison and Jake Kaminski.
Career
[edit]At the individual event of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wukie finished 12th in the ranking round, before eliminating Jayanta Talukdar in the first round.[3][4] He was himself then knocked out by Bård Nesteng.[4]
He qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
Wukie, a devout Christian, is one of four children of John and Patty Wukie.[6] Wukie attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.[6] He married Brianne Pinkerton on December 1, 2012.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jacob Wukie | WKYC's Olympic Zone". NBC Olympics. July 31, 2012. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ^ "Jacob Wukie". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jacob Wukie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ a b "individual (FITA Olympic round – 70m) men results – Archery – London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ OlympicTalk (June 20, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Jacob Wukie". Team USA. United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. n.d. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Jacob Wukie at World Archery
- Jacob Wukie at Team USA (archived)
- Jacob Wukie at Olympics.com
