Jay Barrs
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Jack Leonard "Jay"•Barrs, Jr. |
| Used name | Jay•Barrs |
| Born | 17 July 1962 in Jacksonville, Florida (USA) |
| Measurements | 182 cm / 70 kg |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Jay Barrs competed in Olympic archery at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics, winning individual gold in 1988, and a silver with the team. At the 1991 Pan American Games, he won two silver medals in individual events. Barrs was a 14-time US Champion in field archery, and was also World Champion in field archery in 1990 and 1992. He was a 7-time US Champion in target archery, and in all, was on the podium 17 times in US target archery championships. At the World Target Championships, Barrs won four medals in team events between 1987-99, with two silvers and two bronzes, and he won a silver individually at the 1991 World Indoor Championships. Barrs was a graduate of Arizona State University.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Archery | USA |
Jay Barrs | |||
| Individual, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| Team, Men (Olympic) | United States | 2 | Silver | |||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Archery | USA |
Jay Barrs | |||
| Individual, Men (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| Team, Men (Olympic) | United States | 6 |
Olympic Records
Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.| Games | Date | Sport | Event | Phase | Mark | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | 27 September 1988 | Archery | Team, Men (Ranking Round, 108 arrows, 30 metres) | 30 m | 1,047 | 1 |
| 1988 Summer Olympics | 28 September 1988 | Archery | Team, Men (Match, 108 arrows) | Semi-Finals | 992 | 1 |
| 1988 Summer Olympics | 30 September 1988 | Archery | Individual, Men (Match, 36 arrows) | Final Round | 338 | 1 |
| 1988 Summer Olympics | 30 September 1988 | Archery | Individual, Men (Match, 90 metres, 9 arrows) | 90 m | 82 | 1 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (3–2–0 1987 Indianapolis ARC gold: recurve individual and recurve team; 1991 La Habana ARC gold: recurve team, silver: 30 m recurve and 90 m recurve)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Archery Championships (0–2–3 1987 Adelaide silver: Recurve team, bronze: Recurve individual; 1989 Lausanne silver: Recurve team; 1995 Jakarta bronze: Recurve team; 1999 Riom bronze: Recurve team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Indoor Archery Championships (0–1–0 1991 Oulu silver: Recurve individual)