- Rob Rusnov
Robert "Rob" Rusnov (born
December 9 ,1973 ) is a Canadian archer. He was born inToronto .Athletic career
Rusnov ranked first or second among Canadian archers every year from 1992 through 2000.. As a competitor at the
1995 Pan American Games , he won two gold medals and three bronze medals. The next year, Rusnov was one of four archers involved in a shootout to determine the country's representative at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta .Kevin Sally won both the trial and the spot, but Rusnov was subsequently added to the team as a wild-card by theInternational Olympic Committee . The day before opening ceremonies, a third archer,Jeannot Robitaille , was also added to the field.Davidson, Neil. " [http://www.slam.canoe.ca/2000GamesArchery/jun28_can.html Canadian archers meet in shootout to go to Sydney] ",Canadian Press , publishedJune 28 ,2000 , accessedMarch 7 ,2007 .] At the Olympics, all three Canadians were eliminated in the first round of the individual event, [" [http://www.canoe.ca/OlympicsArchery/aug2_canpos.html Canadian archer staying positive] ",Canadian Press , publishedAugust 2 ,1996 , accessedMarch 7 ,2007 .] and the team itself fared likewise in the team competition, losing toUkraine 's team by a score of 238-225. [" [http://www.chl.ca/OlympicsArchery/aug2_hood.html South Korean women better than Robin Hood?] ",Canadian Press , publishedAugust 2 ,1996 , accessedMarch 7 ,2007 .]Rusnov competed for Canada at the
1999 Pan American Games . He participated in another shootout, this one involving only two shooters, to determine Canada's representative at the2000 Summer Olympics . There, he defeatedDavid Dalziel , a close friend and former teammate from the 1999 Pan American Games. At the Olympics, he was again eliminated in the first round of the individual event.Personal life
A resident of
Richmond Hill, Ontario , Rusnov studiedengineering atRyerson University ." [http://www.acmi.canoe.ca/2000GamesArchery/jul2_arch.html Archer Rusnov wins berth in Sydney Olympics after winning weekend shootout] ,Canadian Press , publishedJuly 2 ,2000 , accessedMarch 7 ,2007 .]References
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