Regular people try Olympic archery | What is an Olympic recurve bow?
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- If you've been watching archery at the Olympics, it looks easy right?
Well today, we let some regular people try shooting an Olympic style recurve bow!
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brilliant!! LMAO!
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I errr.... This is sarcasm right??? Right!!???
Fan Fucc N Tastic!
Now that was funny...
I would be so scared letting everyone pull back without an arrow nocked 🙊 accidents happen, I couldn’t tempt fate like that. You’re a brave man!
These guys have actually had a few beginner lessons, and so they know the basics of not dry firing etc. 👍
They're not just straight off the street 😬
I thought the same thing. Been shooting for years and I don't draw my bow without an arrow, ever.
@@RogueArcheryTV good for you; however accidents still happen; I never let anyone draw my bow without an arrow nocked. I cringe everytime a bow gets drawn without an arrow nocked. You must not be too worried and money must not be a problem, but when I have $1300 USD tied up in just my compound rig.... Well yeah, you get my point.
You don't shatter limbs with a recurve when dry firing like a compound!!
Worked at a scout camp as an archery director. Can verify the scariest age group to let shoot bows are kids between the ages of 6-10. Unless they're being purposefully delinquent though it's pretty safe.
I went to the airport once with my bow (olympic reserve) and I was asked, "what's inside the case?" "A bow." Then I was asked, "Is it loaded?" I replied, "Its loaded but not cocked." (the response was "I deserved that.")
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I've been asked at the airport "does it have explosive tips?"
@Ali Akbar or just watched Rambo...
Good video. I got very nostalgic as I did target archery from the age of 7 for 50 years. Then a motorcycle accident destroyed my left shoulder beyond repair and ended archery for me. But I still watch all the Olympic archery as it is still the finest sport of all.
Dont give up if you enjoy it !! There are people with no arms still able to do archery. Have a search for disabled archery on RUclips
@@Laser2120 Yea Check out Matt The Armless Archer. and there was a guy who shot with one arm a few days ago.
Para Archery could be the way to go to continue your passion.
I’m sorry for that.
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Those archers make it looks so easy.
I am a complete noob at archery. I had never even held a real bow in my life. I decided about 2 weeks ago to buy my first ever bow. I made the mistake of reading some websites and ended up buying a 40lb bow. At first I could not draw the bow fully, but after watching some youtube videos I learned how to stand and how to draw the string properly, then I was able to draw the string easier, but still not a full draw. I found that I was very scared of something coming loose or breaking and it terrified me. As soon as I got over the fear of something going wrong, I was able to draw the string fully. So my own fear was a barrier for me. Great video, thank you. I am now subscribed.
You're not alone MANY of us did the same, if you really want to get good then (providing its a take down) grabs some new limbs & drop to a lower weight to get form right then build up from there. When you really get into the form work (and eventually every shot) it feels like meditation!
I bought a 25 pound compound bow and yeah I'm glad I did.
Get a gun
@@punishthewicked5845 why on earth would you want a gun competing in archery? Honestly an inane comment comment at best.
To the OP. I can attest we've all been there. Joined my college Archery club and bought a 40lb Samick Agulla only to realize full draw was an issue :'D
It's a wonderful sport that teaches discipline and focus. 2 important life skills
Got into bare bow a couple months ago, absolutely love the sport in of itself.
Scarry man..
Give me goosebumps watching them pulling that bow..felt like he's going to let go at anytime..😅
It's funny, about half the comments on this video are of archers having a bit of a freak out about dry-firing 😂
It turns out, that with some basic instruction, and a bit of practice on beginner bows, even rookies are capable of not dry-firing haha.
To this day, the only person who's dry-fired my bow is... me 😬
@@RogueArcheryTV I was really impressed none of them dry fired the bow. Did you warn them before hand?
@@2SLipo he said "with some basic instructions.." , so pretty sure he did.
I make self bows and shoot instinctive, something I don't think will ever make it to the Olympics, and it's really cool seeing the modern equipment top archers use compared to my bendy sticks.
If you look back at early 1900s Olympic Archery then longbows were exactly what everyone used. Maybe it could be introduced as an exhibition discipline one year.
A bendy stick is all you need
I started getting into archery a couple of weeks ago and I am getting reasonably consistent groupings at about 15 metres. It seems so hard to believe that the olympic archers are accurate at 70 metres. That is a hell of a distance. The first day of shooting I broke my sight (cheap plastic sight from bow package deal, first time buyers beware). I got a new metal sight now though and it is crazy the difference it makes to have that solid reference point from the sight.
I do instinctive archery with asiatic bow and it took me two months to get consistent grouping @15m. I guess sights help a lot. And I still couldn't imagine doing that @50m with Turkish archery tourneys.
0:27 / 4:27 😎 Mete Gazoz 😎 He's our pride. He is the pride of Turkey. 🇹🇷💕🙏🏻 Thank you so much for giving us this excitement. 🥇
Getting back into bare bow archery, like so many others, these vids are really helpful. So many little things make such a big difference. Thanks…🎯
Great video. I have been a bare bow/ hunting bow shooter/trainer for years, and you answered a lot of my questions about Olympic style archery
Nice setup, and great explanation of the stabilizer rods
This not only helped me with knowing the difference between archery sports, it has helped me chose which type of sport I want to go with
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Love this! What a fun way to introduce Olympic archery :)
Thanks Jennifer! This was a fun one 😀
So cool, thank you for sharing the knowledge
I have a Turkish style traditional bow, this was a very interesting information about modern archery. There are of course some differences, but using your big muscels to draw a bow is always the same it seems.
But shooting with such accuracy is impressive! I shot at a tennisball from 15m today and was happy to hit it from time to time 😅
Excellent video! Such a great breakdown, especially for someone like me who doesn't know much about the sport. Now I really want to get into archery! Thank you.
Thanks!
Archery is an amazing sport, you won't be dissapointed.
i love how informative this is
Hey, thanks for the informative video. I learned a lot of things I was wondering about.
Used to compete back in high school..in the beginning my left arm were bruised because the string got caught in my armguard..with time and coaching improved my shooting form and got to compete in a few competition.. I wasn't that good but wasn't bad either..i miss that part of my youth..
You should get back into it!
I was a national and state champion, as well as making team USA. Saying that I can assure any archer that studying, and practicing Olympic archery forms/technique's.. is the best way (in my opinion) to create your foundation of archery. Learning Olympic archery forms first is like building your house on a rock. No matter what you'll always have a solid form to go by that won't hurt or fail you if done properly. After understanding proper form you can then incorporate it into warbow style shooting, or traditional shooting, etc. It just makes a better archer I believe.
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Couldn't agree more
Thanks you for this amazing video. Well done. 👏👏👏
I don't think anyone would say it was easy. Good video.
Very informative video, now I know why the bow is called a recurve, and the info on the draw force is unreal, the sport is so much more of technique than brute force, please do make a video of all the parts of the recurve bow 🏹👍
It's amazing how when you don't know how to properly engage those muscles a strong guy can have great difficulty in drawing even a 50 lb bow. Once you know how to activate those back muscles, it gets much easier.
Exactly!
Ofcourse, archery is not an academic exercise, so all of the training is about making sure that THE BODY knows what to do 💪🏹🎯🔥
I went to a pub after buying a used ultratech @70lbs, this new fangled bow turned some heads & then the "oh it must be so easy now blah blah" started so I got the bigger guys to attempt to draw it, hilarity ensued :)
@@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347 you should've filmed it, that could make a good RUclips video!
Maybe I'll take my bow to the pub next...
"Regular (drunk) people try Olympic archery"
When I first started, I had issues using a 40lb bow, after I got better form and technique, and with a bit of practice, I shoot 62lbs all day.
I know what you mean. im not that strong but my friend let me try his bow one time. I dont know why but he has a 60lb draw and I can only do it once. and yes I hit the target dead center but was not able to pull it again
Exactly this is what i was searching for. Super video
Dude this vid is so cool. Watched a bit of recurve this olympics but didnt know the bow was this heavy xD. This is really more of a technique and concentration related sport.
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Thanks for the video. Very informative.
Loved the top gear snippet
This video reminds me of that chapter in history where crossbows became more preferred than bows because of how much easier it is for an untrained archer to use. Just load, point and pull the trigger.
Nice video. Used to shoot FITA in my 20’s. I still have my Yamaha Eolla but haven’t shot on 25 years. At 54 years old, hard to pull that much anymore.
great video, learned alot I didn't know
Very nice set up bro!
I've been shooting traditional bare bow for about a year now and I love it. Finally think I'm ready to bring it deer hunting this September. I have a ton of respect for Olympic Archery and hope I get to try it one day.
Bare bow is always fun. if you want even more of a challenge try making your own out of a wood stave. thats even more challenging.
@@jonah214 now that you mention it I just watched a video on just that earlier. Made a legit hunting bow in 24 hours out of a tree. Maybe one day I'll try.
@@jonah214 ruclips.net/video/b9I8cUuRqMQ/видео.html
Well presented sir.
Excellent video!! I am brand new to the sport, wanting to move from my Sage to Olympic recurve in the coming weeks. Wish I had the opportunity to do this, to try out some shots with a proper bow. Have been following your videos and trying to develop some form (at all of 25#, which is helpful actually!). About to head to the range so I can shoot at 30 and 40 yards right now. Loving archery!
Amazing!
This was obviously a fun video but actually, almost all of the technique drills and training we do is learned and implemented on low poundage first, so the 25# is more than enough to develop those skills!
It goes in this order:
Technique >>> Training volume >>> Bow poundage
Once you have good technique structure, it's a relatively simple process to incrementally increase shooting poundage :)
If you're looking for more coaching scenarios and instructionals, you should also check out my new course:
archerymasterclass.com/p/technique-fundamentals-for-recurve-archery
They should introduce a mode in archery which restricts using any gadgets on a recuve bow, just pure skill that will require years and years of practice. For more engineered bows, then you have the regular recuve archery and compund bow.
there is a category named barebow that is exactly what you're saying, but there's not an event in the olympics just as compounds but in the olympics there's no rule that won't let you shoot if ur bow doesn't have gadgets but you will be in disadvantege
I'd love to see it but where to draw the line? Single Yew, no laminates. Organic strings only? Wood arrows only? can I use plastic nocks or only woodcuts? And if you do get everyone to agree to whatever the rules are how much of the sport just becomes a lottery on tight wood tolerances and correct humidity on the day you shoot?
Eh.... using one of these effectively does take years and years of practice.
great...informative...to the point...thank you...
Creative video editing keep creating these types of contents....
Good job😍😍
GREAT JOB. I LIKE IT.
I remember one of the housekeepers where I worked. I held a quite high draw weight bow at the time, (63lbs @ 30"), and was shooting after work, so I took my bow inside rather than leaving it in the car. She asked if she could draw it. She was a slim tall lady 5' 11" and very willowy, I gave her the usual safety warnings and said "yes, but it's quite heavy". She had longer arms than me. She picked it up, "it's heavier than I thought." and promptly pulled it back past her ear and started talking to me as if she was holding knicker elastic. We calculated that she had been holding over 80lbs on her fingers. I asked her what she thought to the draw weight "quite easy, is this one of the lighter bows?". Gulp. She would have made a brilliant archer, but she preferred darts... I'm guessing they had a reinforced wall behind the dart board in her local🤣🤣
sure did
Cool story bro
Very cool video
cool vid. 70 mtrs w/ a recurve is just nuts. Getting 4" groups at 40 yds w/ my 45# compound isn't a gimme. I can take my time and aim after drawing. Aiming while drawing, getting it perfect and releasing in a split second is another world. Very impressive.
Absolutely!
The top archers are seriously impressive, and it's hard to comprehend the level of skill required to shoot at that level.
I'd like to see archery hunters try. People who don't shoot often don't have good form or the muscles developed the draw and hold to bow back for more than a few seconds.
No hate, just wanna see different groups try
It's always fun to see how different kinds of archers diss on eachother in a friendly way. Like how compound archers laugh at traditional archers for not being able to hit the side of a barn, or traditional archers joking about how olympic recurve archers won't be able to do anyting without having installed the 5G antenna on their plastic toy-bows.
As long as we and our organisations treat every diciline as equally valid, we will have a great time with eachother in this great and ancient sport!
@@tatumergo3931 read my comment about very slowly
I wana see recurve archers draw a 130 pound warbow. >:3
Amazing
I learned a lot
Great video for newcomers to the sport, thanks! Gotta give props for letting these newcomers draw your bow, made me nervous waiting for a dry-fire.
Nothing is quite as satisfying as hearing your clicker, the 'zzzang' of the bowstring and watching an x unfold. 😁 Oh, damn, I miss archery, I guess.
Need to make you all compete with English longbows and heavy war arrows. Now that would be some Olympics.
I want to try it 😍😍
What weight, draw weight and length was that bow?
Great information, and handsome fella.
Start with the bow nearer the body, pointing about 45 degrees upward and your right hand near your cheek. Extend your left arm and lower the bow at the same time.
There a competition like this hit a 3 inch target area at 100 meters recurve bow Scorton Arrow, being going since 1673.
Hello Rogue Archery! I've been doing archery for a few years with a takdown recurve (samic), and was thinking of moving up to an olympic recurve bow package. Have you any guides regarding risers and how to transition?
There is so much gear on the market now that is great value. 10 years ago there were only 2 or 3 brands with quality gear, but now there is probably over a dozen!
I wouldn't recommend any particular brand to you, but I do have a video on my channel about ordering your 1st bow, where we go through a complete shopping list. That might help.
Ofcourse, you should make sure you know your specifications and measurements, so hopefully you're part of a club or have a coach who can help you 👍
If you have a club you shoot with (or who are simply nearby) try talking to them, they might have some good recommendations.
FINALLY,video i was looking for?😂😂😭😭all this time i been drawing my own bow and wondering how it feels to draw olympic bow 😭😭
It's easy!
Just like running 100m in 10s, or returning a serve from Roger Federer....
It looks easy on TV!
Can you do a vídeo about bows for begginners or how to arm your own bows from scratch, parts from Amazon some kind stuff like that
That's probably not my jam, but I think my good mate @NUSensei has the channel you're looking for 👍
At have a go days I've found you just can't tell who will get it, but often the women do better 'cos they listen to what you tell 'em :) . Sometimes the big blokes are useless and some skinny little girl is a natural.
Hmm never used one of these before but I shoot a 55 pound Hungarian recurve but I used to shoot a 110 compound bow.
I'm actually trying to get back into archery/bow hunting this year after not touching a bow for 16 years. Got a cheap takedown recurve (62" 50# @30" draw) for my birthday but from what research I've done and talking to archery shop employees, I've been told I should get a lighter bow to start. One guy said I should be able to hold full draw for an entire minute without shaking. I've tried it and gotten to around 25-30 seconds before I get some shakes. Would you say that's fine or do I have too much bow for my current skill level?
I can’t see holding for a full minute, that seems like silly posturing for others. If the shot doesn’t present itself in 10-15 seconds at most, you set too soon and should relax. If you can hold for a full minute without any shaking, that means you could probably move up in weight to get a flatter shot with more energy on the animal.
With the way they were all talking about it, I was expecting a really heavy draw weight. I can't claim 70 meters (or even yards), but I consistently punch the center with my 65 lb. primitive, reflex-deflex at 50 (yards, that is), and that's without even close to the amount of training an Olympic athlete would undergo. I know it still takes incredible skill, but I'd definitely like to see the same shots (in the Olympics, I mean) without the sights, stabilizers, and clickers, and preferably with all wood or natural composites.
We rarely fully understand the advantages we have until we have to do without.
Maybe this is not olympic bow, but you can try the same kind bow that used at battle of crécy or the bow that found at mary rose shipwreck...
I see a lot of comments about not drawing a bow back without an arrow. As a kid I used to have a bow and was also taught the same thing but don't remember why. What sort of harm is there in letting the string go without an arrow? I still have that bow. I think I might just get it out and shoot a little out back.
Great question!
Thanks for asking.
Firing a bow without an arrow is called a 'dry fire'. It's a problem because all of the energy that would be transferred into the arrow is instead transferred back into the bow.
This is a large amount of dynamic force, and it can lead to some spectacular bow explosions / failures, and is absolutely not good for the bow.
It's important that beginners understand not to release the string unless there is an arrow.
Due to this, some instructors say that you should never EVER draw a bow back without an arrow, and with a compound bow that can be accidentally set off with a touch of the trigger, this is probably a sensible policy. However, drawing without an arrow and learning the correct position is the most effective way to get beginners to correct basic technical errors, and we can make corrections to their posture, position and anchor without them releasing the string.
As such, we teach beginners how to draw correctly, without dry-firing. After doing this with over 3,000 beginners, I feel qualified to say that as long as they understand what to do and why, this is not a problem.
Off screen, all of the archers in this video have actually done 3 weeks of beginners lessons, so they have been well briefed on safety, and understand not to dry-fire the bow, so this was not even a problem. They had also demonstrated basic competence with a 20# beginner bow before being handed the heavy artillery 👍
@@RogueArcheryTV Thanks for the detailed answer. I am going to get the old bow out and definitely won't dry fire it.
Great video! How many pounds was that? Some of those kids made me nervous thinking they were going to dry fire the bow! I shoot 36# at 70m. Love the sport!
This is about 48# ~ not for the feint hearted!
The archers here have actually had a few beginner lessons, and were well briefed about dry-firing!
I'm now play this but change by step from 22 to 32 and now 42 lbs
As a UK coach I would have allowed the folk to use a much lighter bow so the weren't struggling so much, great vid though with loads of great information.
Absolutely, this was done for a bit of fun with these beginners. They were all part of our Beginner League, and shoot much lighter bows (16-20#).
I shoot 36# at 60 and I am 14. Cool to see beginners shoot but funny at the same time. Do you teach angular, linear or NTS? I learn Angular. Also, I am raising my poundage to 40 soon. Do you have some tips?
Awesome stuff Jin!
Actually all archery styles require angular movements, that's how joints work!
As for what I teach, you should check out my Coaching Case Study videos, and I now have my full coaching curriculum over at archerymasterclass.com ~ you can check out some of the modules for free 😀
As for moving up in poundage, yes I have lots of tips!
1. At 14 years old, you only have to shoot 60m as your furthers distance in competition, is that correct? So 36# would be more than enough, even if you're shooting very high scores.
2. I don't have a problem with people moving up in poundage, BUT, it should never compromise good technique fundamentals.
3. I have a Bow Fitness Test that I use to screen archers to see if they are ready for moving up in draw weight. I plan to do a video on it, but here is a link to the instructions:
www.roguearchery.com.au/single-post/2018/02/18/the-green-light-system-for-increasing-bow-poundage
Give it a crack, and let me know how you go!
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@@RogueArcheryTV Thanks!
Kab se soch rha tha iske bare mai 😅 aakhirkar 👍
Bohot hard hai..sirf dikhta easy hai
Can you please attach a link for this bow model? What is the best place to buy bows in that style. Not hunting bows
Host" "...and that's because of Torgue."
*shows clip of Vin Diesel in F&F movie*
Me: *laughs way more than I should have*
I recognise that field. I shot my first bow there. 😁
Thanku
whats the poundage on that bow? i assume there is probably standard for Olympic bows but I assume it would still deviate up or down depending on the person
8:00 👍
This bow is about 48#
How much will it cost and what is the brand name and what it's type .... would you please tell me sir
And the people of India mistakenly identified Ms Sally 살리 チョウ -ッウィ Chou Tzu-yü 저우쯔위 周子瑜 Tzuyu Chewy TWICE as an Olympian competition archer while many comments were surprised she hit target at all with a choking grip on the bow. During an INDOOR match, she did hit 4 consecutive 10’s. Her visuals have gotten several people into TWICE and into archery.
This was awesome. Now can I get a beginner bow for a reasonable price?
did I spot a wild NUSensei at 4:07?
"A wild NUSensei appeared!"
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Yea turns out he's a great bloke and was very accommodating in providing some trad recurve footage 👍
Looks more domestic for me🤣
there are several options for how many pounds you prefer your bow should be on.
Would be interesting to see some of the Olympic archers go hunting or fishing with a bow.
Very common here in finland. Lot of bow hunters here who practice olympic archery. But for hunting they grab a compound of course. And hunting bows have camo that is not allowed in normal archery. For some weird reason 😅
Yall would be great hunters
What's the rated draw weight of this bow?
Sir, my question is how heavy is the recurve bow in kgs??
Traditional war archers who used very heavy bows, over 100 pound draw, would pull to their breast. It is better for the alignment of your bone structure as it brings the force straight through your left arm. But for modern high precision archery, they prefer the bow much closer to your eye. If you are trying to build up strength, you get better development of the muscles involved by pulling to your breast with no arrow in the bow, and letting down slowly, as negative reps are very good for muscle growth. Then when you have developed/grown enough muscle, work on your form by pulling to your chin or cheek like the Olympic archers.
I think archery would be more entertaining without sights and other aids. Getting a 10 should be a rare and impressive feat, not an expectation.
Even by removing sights people will still eventually still get to the level of shooting only 10s, I agree with you though I hate shooting at tournaments where a nine or an eight makes you loose
That would be barebow archery..
Getting a 10 based more on statistical luck because your spread is larger is less impressive....
Take a look at traditional Japanese archery with full ritual.
Even with english longbow all I want is 10's 😅
I do archery with a traditional longbow
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Did you make a (T) when saying technique sport?
What poundage do u pull?
how much draw weight there is?
hi uhm question . i used to do alot of shooting, 30,50,70 and even 90 mtr
i almost never missed yellow. and hit 10
9/10
altho 90 mtr is realy hard to do
at that time i had a cheap bow and no help in my club or from my family
i won every contest, but the big ones i could not play cause of money, either the transport or the money i had to pay to join the contest
im doing pretty good atm and im thinking of going back, and train for olympics, but how to get there ?
to play on olympic lvl i think i can do but how do i qualify, and where ?
how does that work ?
i have 8 years to train :)
If you're shooting that well, then absolutely go for it!
The pathway is different depending on your country, you should contact your WA affiliated archery NSO.
@@RogueArcheryTV ok ill see if they have something like that here . thanks
Since there are things such as the clicker to assist you with your shot, are there any banned gadgets that have been deemed as too advantageous?
Definately. You're not allowed any form of release aid, electronic devices or aids, a bubble on the sight, any aiming reference on the string such as a peep sight and also sight magnification is illegal.
What's the draw weight of that bow?
Does anyone know where I should look to get into this sport? I love competitive shooting and ax throwing and I really think this is another fun thing to learn but I don't know a range or club around that does archery
Where do you live?
@@RogueArcheryTV I'm really all about security so I'll name a town close to me. Richlands, North Carolina
is it the same weight everything for both male female ?
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Whats the draw weight at 28" ?
You got a like from me for the Jeremy Clarkson clip
All archers in their heads: "OMG they will dry fire, OMG they will dry fire!!! Noooooo..."
I'm relieved none of the kids (and even the adults) didn't pull back on the Bowstring and let go. As in: they didn't pull back, then let it go and the string react like a rubber band, but when no arrow was in it. I don't know if it was because the guy told them to, or if they were completely new to it and luckily didn't, but I'm glad they didn't. Doing that isn't good for the bow, or atleast long bows.
hi, what is the spine of the arrow and tip?
410 120gr
At what age can you start archery and go to the Olympics? If age doesn't matter, I'd like to start. I was born and raised in Mexico but lived in Brisbane.
Hi Fabian,
Archers can usually start from around 10 years old, and there is no upper limit!
Unlike sports like gymnastics, where you've passed your prime by the time you're 23, archery has a lot of longevity.
Michelle Frangilli won gold in London at 42 (I think). There are others competing at Tokyo as well who are certainly in their 40s 👍
We're in Brisbane as well, so if you're looking at starting, feel free to give me a call and I can point you in the right direction.
Also competing in Tokyo, Evalgelia Psarra was 47, and Slawomir Naploszek was 52!