With a passion for archery, in July, 1999, Davis was a finalist to make the U.S. Olympic archery team after competing in the semifinals against 299 other women. In competition against 32 other finalists for three spots on 21 August 1999, she was eliminated from contention. ...
DAVIS: I wanted to take up a sport the real way and see if I actually had athletic ability. And then I happened to see it was during the Atlanta Olympics. And there was a lot of coverage of archery because the U.S. men’s team won all the medals. And I thought, “Wow, that’...
Geena Davis Takes a Shot at OlympicsNEW YORK -- Don Rabska is a well-known archery coach, but he admits he was a little nervous...Lewine, Edward
DAVIS: I wanted to take up a sport the real way and see if I actually had athletic ability. And then I happened to see it was during the Atlanta Olympics. And there was a lot of coverage of archery because the U.S. men’s team won all the medals. And I thought, “Wow, that’...