Darrell Pace

Darrell Owen Pace (born October 23 1956 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former archer from the United States, who won two individual Olympic titles during his career.

When he was 13½ years old, Pace bought an archery set with a coupon that entitled him to one free lesson. He kept on paying for more lessons and, when he was 16, he became the youngest member of the U.S. team at the world championships, where he finished twenty-third.

Pace went on to win four consecutive national archery championships, from 1973 through 1976. He also won the title in 1978 and 1980. He won the world title in 1975 and 1979 and finished second to long-time rival Richard McKinney in 1977 and 1983.

After winning an Olympic gold medal in 1976, Pace was selected for the 1980 Olympic team, but the U.S. boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In 1984, he took a 13-point lead after the first day of the four-day competition and won an easy victory.

Pace is one of only two persons to win a gold medal in both the 1976 and 1984 Olympics, Edwin Moses being the other.

Darrell O. Pace Park, located in Hamilton, Ohio, is a seven-acre park named in his honor.

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