Melissa Jennison, Date of Birth

    

Melissa Jennison

Australian archer

Date of Birth: 07-May-1982

Profession: archer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Melissa Jennison

  • Melissa Jennison (born 7 May 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an athlete from Australia.
  • She competes in archery.
  • She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.Jennison represented Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
  • In 2004, she placed 29th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 628.
  • In the first round of elimination, she faced 36th-ranked Stephanie Arnold of the United States.
  • Jennison defeated Arnold, winning 132-121 in the 18-arrow match to advance to the round of 32.
  • In that round, she faced He Ying of China, losing to the 4th-ranked archer in a 9-8 tie-breaker after tying He at 158 in the regulation 18 arrows.
  • Jennison finished 19th in women's individual archery despite breaking her arm in an accident before the competition started. Jennison was also a member of the 11th-place Australian women's archery team. On 13 January 2007, she married Ian Mongan, a former Australian representative rower in a ceremony at the National Museum of Australia.
  • She later became a teacher at Bonython Primary as a grade 5/6 teacher.
  • Later she had a baby girl named Anna.
  • She is now an executive teacher at Majura Primary School

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