Strange Trivia in Sports - Archery

Some strange trivia, facts, records, and events in the history of the sport of Archery.

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Ann Butz is the only archer to capture the Las Vegas, Detroit, and National championships; these tournaments make up archery's Triple Crown.

The distance record for the handbow is held by Sultan Selim III. In 1798, the Sultan shot an arrow 972 yards 2 2/3 inches. Even modern science has not been able to change the archer's tools enough to help moderns surpass this century-old mark.

The 17th-century Japanese archer Wada Daihachi fired 8,133 arrows down the 384' Royal Hall in a 24-hour period, an average of 5 shots per minute. In Daihachi's day, Japanese archers used 8' longbows, considered the largest longbows in history.

Archery may hold the distinction of being the world's oldest sport; its history stretches back 20,000 years.