Archery Olympian

Scott Dumbrell

Age

65

Olympic History

Moscow 1980

Career Events

Mens Double FITA Round

 

Scott's Story

Scott Dumbrell represented Australia in archery at the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games. He was 19 when he made his Olympic debut, joining Terence Donovan and Carole Toy as Australia’s three archery representatives during a Games overshadowed by international political tensions.


Dumbrell contested the men’s individual double round, the Olympic format then used to test archers across distances of 30, 50, 70 and 90 metres. Over four days of competition, he completed two rounds and recorded a combined score of 2,271 points. Dumbrell finished 26th among the 38 competitors, completing his sole Olympic appearance.

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