Vic Wunderle - 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

Wunderle won the silver medal in archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the semifinals, he barely defeated Magnus Petersson of Sweden, scoring 108-107 in the 12-arrow match to advance to the gold medal final. There, he faced Simon Fairweather, a favorite son of the host country of Australia. Wunderle was defeated 113-106, taking 2nd place and the silver medal in the competition.

He also was a member of the American team that defeated Russia in a tie-breaker to win the bronze medal in the team competition.

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