19 May 2008 - Schuh and Trayan of France are European Champions

Schuh and Trayan of France are European Champions Lausanne – 19 May 2008   The Archery European Championships ended on Saturday 17 May in Vittel, France. In the individual competition, two Frenchwomen won the title: Schuh in the Recurve division and Trayan in Compound. On the men’s side, the Russian Tsyrempilov won for the fourth time in Recurve, while the Swede Lundin took gold in the Compound division.
Recurve Men Baljinima Tsyrempilov (RUS) won his fourth European title! In the gold final he beat Markiyan Ivashko (UKR) on the score of 112-106. Rafal Dobrowolski (POL) took the bronze medal 109-104 over local favourite Romain Girouille (FRA).   Recurve Women Bérengère Schuh (FRA) photo took gold beating Naomie Folkard (GBR) 104-99. This is the first French victory in the Recurve Women category. Pia Carmen Lionetti (ITA) finished third. She beat her teammate Elena Perosini by 105-98 in the bronze medal match.   Compound Men Morgan Lundin (SWE) won the gold medal in Compound Men with a score of 117 point against 114 for the silver medallist Dejan Sitar (SLO). Martin Damsbo (DEN) took the third rank by 118-115 over Antonio Tosco (ITA).
Compound Women Aurore Trayan (FRA) won the title beating the defending champion Camilla Soemod (DEN) on the score of 111-108. Another Frenchwoman, Amandine Bouillot, got the bronze medal in a shoot-off (10-8) against Ivana Buden (CRO). Before they went to the tie-break, the two archers were tied at 111 points. Bouillot was already bronze medalist of the last edition in Athens in 2006.   Team Results   Recurve Men 1. Italy 2. France 3. Netherlands Compound Men 1. Netherlands 2. France 3. Sweden   Recurve Women 1. Poland 2. Germany 3. Russia Compound Women 1. Russia 2. Netherlands 3. Germany Results European Championships Results Continental Qualification Tournament Photos
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