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Jay Barrs

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Jack Leonard "Jay" Barrs Jr. is an American archer, born on 17 July 1962 in Jacksonville, Florida, who graduated from Arizona State University. He won the individual gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he also took a team silver, and he placed fifth in the individual event at the 1992 Games. He is an NAA National Outdoor Champion and a FITA World Field Champion, and he won the US Field Championships fourteen times. His record also includes a world indoor silver in 1991 and several world target and field team medals. He now lives in Utah, where he coaches and mentors young archers through the Junior Olympic Archery Development program of the US archery association.

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