Geena Davis on How She Almost Made the 2000 Olympics

Geena Davis And Archery. Geena Davis during National Archery Association Olympic Trials... News Photo Getty Images Geena Davis has played several adventurous, physically demanding roles over the course of her acting career — baseball catcher, pirate queen, sleeper super-spy among them The actress made a bid to join the Team USA archery squad in 1999, but didn't make the cut

When Huish saw that Davis was interested in archery for more than recreation, he advised her to find a. Inspired by her role as a lethal assassin in The Long Kiss Goodnight, where her character was a trained archery expert, she decided to see just how far her skills could take her.After years of intense training, Davis competed in the U.S

18 Sep 1999 Geena Davis of U.S.A. during practice of the Sydney... News Photo Getty Images

But her greatest athletic challenge came in her personal life, when she became an Olympic-caliber archery champion at age 41. Don't be surprised if you see Geena Davis shooting a bow at the 2020 Olympics! As the world's best athletes compete at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, the 60-year-old actress opened up. The actress made a bid to join the Team USA archery squad in 1999, but didn't make the cut

Geena davis archery hires stock photography and images Alamy. When Huish saw that Davis was interested in archery for more than recreation, he advised her to find a. But her greatest athletic challenge came in her personal life, when she became an Olympic-caliber archery champion at age 41.

Geena davis archery hires stock photography and images Alamy. Geena Davis couldn't keep her archery skill a secret any longer While Geena Davis might be best known for her turns in Beetlejuice (1988), Thelma and Louise (1991), and A League of Their Own (1992), there's one role she narrowly missed out on: Olympic archer.