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Posted: Wednesday August 13, 2008 8:13 AM
Lee sets Olympic archery mark; American wins twice
BEIJING (AP) -Lee Chang-hwan of South Korea set an Olympic record in his second-round archery win Wednesday, scoring 117 of a possible 120 points. Lee defeated Yusuf Goktug Ergin of Turkey 117-109 to advance to the third round, which takes place Friday. American Vic Wunderle also moved on to the third round, beating Italy's Ilario Di Buo' in a shoot-off after a 108-108 tie. Wunderle will face South Korea's Im Dong-hyun, one of the tournament favorites. Im beat American Butch Johnson in the second round, 115-106. American Brady Ellison faced two straight Canadians. He beat John David Burnes 111-89, then lost in the second round to Jay Lyon 113-107. Juan Rene Serrano of Mexico, the No. 1 seed after the ranking round, beat Joseph Walter Muaausa of Samoa and Daniel Morillo of Spain. Park Kyung-mo of South Korea and Viktor Ruban of the Ukraine also advanced to the third round. ![]() |
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