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| Born | January 13, 1953 Long Beach, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 27, 2022 (aged 69) Riverside, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | State Archers of California | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luann Marie Ryon (January 13, 1953 – December 27, 2022) was an American archer who won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec.[1]
Ryon was the second American to win Olympic gold in Women's Individual Archery. No American woman has won an Olympic medal in the event since. Ryon also earned world archery championships in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1982. [2]
Ryon died on December 27, 2022, at the age of 69.[3]
