Athlete Information
Personal Information
| Category | Information | Photo |
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| Family name | FOLKARD |
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| Given name | Naomi | |
| National Olympic Committee |
 GBR
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Great Britain
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| Birthdate |
18 September 1983
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| Gender |
Women
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| Height (cm) | 169 | |
| Weight (kg) | 65 | |
| Event List | Archery Women's Recurve | |
| Major Achievements |
Team Bronze Medalist World Championships, Leipzig, Germany, 2007 Silver Medallist European Indoor Championships, Jaen, Spain, 2006 Awards and honours : She was named the 2006 Sportswoman of the Year at the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Sports Awards. Finished fifth at the World Junior Target Championships in 2000. Sporting relatives : Her brother, James, was a member of the Great Britain national junior archery squad. Her parents, Kathy and Denis, competed in archery at the county level. YOUNG ACHIEVER She was the youngest member of Great Britain`s archery team at the Athens Olympic Games. (BOA 11/10/07) LORD OF THE [BOW] STRINGS She attributes the steady increase in the number of people taking up archery in Great Britain to the popularity of the Lord of the Rings movies. "Lord of the Rings has definitely made archery more popular. The number of people joining up or just having a go has gone up every year since the films came out." (Coventry Telegraph 13/11/07) |
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