Lexie Feeney contested the women’s individual archery competition at Beijing 2008. Feeney finished 48th out of 64 competitors in her first Olympic competition. Growing up in Sydney, NSW, she was inspired by Simon Fairweather’s gold medal at the Sydney 2000 Games and took up archery. She moved to Canberra to train at the Australian Institute of Sport. She competed at both the 2003 and 2005 Australian Youth Olympic Festivals, winning silver in 2005.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
