11 Facts About Khatuna Lorig

Khatuna Lorig is a Georgian archer who immigrated to the United States.

Khatuna Lorig has used at least 3 different last names while competing in and representing various different countries.

Khatuna Lorig's training involved learning how to hold a bow for eight months while looking in the mirror before being able to actually load an arrow.

Khatuna Lorig earned individual bronze and team gold medals at the 1990 European Championships in Barcelona competing for the Soviet Union.

Khatuna Lorig earned individual and team gold medals at the 1992 European Championships in Malta.

When she was 18 and while four months pregnant, Khatuna Lorig earned a bronze medal in women's team competing for the Unified Team at the 1992 Olympics.

Khatuna Lorig went on to compete for Georgia at the 1996 Olympics.

Khatuna Lorig became a naturalized US citizen and qualified to compete in the women's individual archery event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Khatuna Lorig was afterwards chosen to be the US flagbearer in the closing ceremony.

Khatuna Lorig taught actress Jennifer Lawrence how to shoot with a recurve bow for the 2012 film The Hunger Games.

Khatuna Lorig was selected to be part of "Team Bridgestone," a group of 6 Olympic and Paralympic athletes attempting to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.