Darrell Owen Pace was born on October 23,1956 and is a former archer from the United States, who won two individual Olympic and World Championships titles each during his career.
10 Facts About Darrell Pace
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Darrell Pace went on to win four consecutive national archery championships, from 1973 through 1976.
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Darrell Pace won the world title in 1975 and 1979 and finished second to long-time rival Richard McKinney in 1983.
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Darrell Pace was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal instead.
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Darrell Pace competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing ninth in the individual competition and winning a silver medal in the team event along with McKinney and Jay Barrs.
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Darrell O Pace Park, located in Hamilton, Ohio, is a 7-acre park named in his honor.
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In 1974, at the US Nationals in Oxford, Ohio, Darrell Pace set his first FITA record of 1291 beating John Williams' record of 1268 shot at the 1972 Olympics.
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Darrell Pace broke that in 1975 at the Nationals with the first 1300 in history; he got 1316.
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Darrell Pace then shattered that the next year in 1979 with a 1341 in Japan; that record stood for 10 years.
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All in all Darrell Pace held the Total FITA world record for 14 years, raising the record a total of 71 points in 5 years.