Ren Hayakawa
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| Women's archery | ||
Representing  Japan
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2012 London | Team |
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2014 Incheon | Team |
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Ren Hayakawa (早川 漣, Hayakawa Ren, born 24 August 1987[1]) is a Japanese archer of South Korean descent who won a bronze medal in the women's team event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Early and personal life
Hayakawa was born Um Hye-ryeon (hanja:嚴 惠漣) in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province in South Korea.[2][3] She competed in archery in high school and was later a member of a professional team,[2] though she never qualified for the South Korean national team.[3] Hayakawa became a Japanese citizen in 2007 having left South Korea to study on an archery scholarship,[2] enrolling at the Nippon Sport Science University.[3]
Ren has an older sister, Nami who is also an Olympic archer and competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics[2][3]
Career
In 2011 Hayakawa was selected to be a member of the Japanese Olympic squad for the
Hayakawa later won bronze in the women's team recurve competition at the 2014 Asian Games alongside Kawanaka and Yuki Hayashi.[6]
Hayakawa was the face of Adidas by Stella McCartney's Spring Summer 2021 Campaign directed by Japanese photographer, Monika Mogi.[7]
References
- ^ "Ren Hayakawa". London 2012. London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Korean-born archer set to compete for Japan in London". The Korea Times. Yonhap News Agency. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d Rutherford, Peter (2 August 2012). "Archery: London twist to ancient Asian rivalry". Reuters. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Japan's female archers win bronze". The Japan Times. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Hayakawa, Kanie eliminated in women's archery". The Japan Times. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Indian women's team finishes 4th in recurve archery". Business Standard. Indo-Asian News Service. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Ernest, Maya. "Adidas goes eco-friendly and eccentric for Stella McCartney collection". Input. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
