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2008 athletes of the year of China and world
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-12-31 10:50

3. Zhang Juanjuan (archery)

Zhang Juanjuan, 27, competes in the Olympic Games. She won China's first ever Olympic archery gold. [Xinhua]

Zhang, 27, broke one of the Olympics' tightest strangleholds by upsetting South Korean defending champion Park Sung-Hyun 110-109 to win China's first ever Olympic archery gold. South Korea had been unbeatable since 1984 in the women's individual event.