Jay Barrs

{{Short description|American archer (born 1962)}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2010}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Jay Barrs

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| fullname = Jack Leonard Barrs, Jr.

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|July 17, 1962}}

| birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.

| height = 5 ft 11+1/2 in

| weight = 154 lb

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| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's archery }}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1988 Seoul | Individual }}

{{MedalSilver | 1988 Seoul | Team }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 1999 Riom | Team (recurve) }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Games }}

{{MedalGold | 2001 Akita | Individual (recurve) }}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1987 Indianapolis | Individual }}

{{MedalGold | 1987 Indianapolis | Team }}

{{MedalSilver | 1991 Havana | Individual (30 m) }}

{{MedalSilver | 1991 Havana | Individual (90 m) }}

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Jack Leonard "Jay" Barrs, Jr. (born July 17, 1962) is an American archer.{{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/jay-barrs-1.html |title=Jay Barrs |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024110958/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/jay-barrs-1.html |archivedate=2012-10-24 }} He won a gold medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is an [http://usarchery.org NAA] National Outdoor Champion and FITA World Field Champion, as well as a fourteen time [http://usarchery.org NAA] US Field Champion. Barrs was born in Jacksonville, Florida and graduated from Arizona State University.

Olympic Tournament History

  • 1992 Olympic Games: individual (5th), team (6th)
  • 1988 Olympic Games: individual (1st), team (2nd)

World Tournament History

  • World Target Championships – 1999 (10th) team (3rd); 1995 (12th) team (3rd); 1989 (9th) team (2nd); 1987 (3rd) team (2nd)
  • World Indoor Championships – 1991 (2nd)
  • World Field Championships - `00 (8th), 1998 (4th), team (4th); 1994 (10th), 1992 (1st), 1990 (1st), 1988 (3rd)

US National Tournaments

U.S. Outdoor Target Championships – 2000 (3rd), 1999 (4th), 1997 (3rd), 1996 (3rd), 1995 (8th), 1994 (1st), 1993 (1st), 1992 (2nd), 1991 (4th), 1990 (6th), 1989 (6th), 1988 (1st), 1987 (2nd), 1986 (3rd)

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Year

! Place

2000

| 3rd

  • U.S. Indoor Target Championships – 2001 (11th), `00 (15th), 1999 (3rd-tie), 1997 (10th), 1996 (5th), 1995 (5th), 1994 (2nd), 1993 (1st), 1992 (1st), 1991 (2nd), 1990 (3rd), 1989 (6th), 1988 (1st), 1987 (1st)
  • U.S. Field Championships – 2000 (1st), 1999 (1st), 1998 (1st), 1997 (1st), 1996 (1st), 1995 (1st), 1994 (1st), 1992 (1st), 1991 (1st), 1990 (1st), 1989 (2nd), 1988 (1st), 1987 (1st).

References