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Pace, at the age of 16, became the youngest member of the United States team at the world championships, where he finished twenty-third.
Pace, at the age of 16, became the youngest member of the United States team at the world championships, where he finished twenty-third.
In 2011, he was declared as the Men"s archer for 20th century by the International Archery Federation (FITA). After winning an Olympic gold medal in 1976, Pace was selected for the 1980 Olympic team, but the United States boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Pace also competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing ninth in the individual competition and winning a silver medal in the team event along with McKinney and Jay Barrs.
Darrell O. Pace Park, located in Hamilton, Ohio, is a 7-acre (28 ha) park named in his honor.
In 1974, at the United States Nationals in Oxford, Ohio, Darrell Pace set his first FITA record of 1291 beating John Williams" record of 1268 shot at the 1972 Olympics. He broke that in 1975 at the Nationals with the first 1300 in history.
He got 1316. In 1978, Ferrari from Italy broke that with a 1318.
Darrell then shattered that the next year in 1979 with a 1341 in Japan. That record stood for 10 years.
All in all Darrell held the Total FITA world record for 14 years, raising the record a total of 71 points in 5 years. In October 2008, Darrell lead the Office Dudes to a 2008 Softball League Championship.
He has become an established bowler in the Cincinnati area.