Archery

Archery

Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...

 at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

consisted of two medal events, one for men and one for women.

Each event was composed of two FITA

International Archery Federation

The International Archery Federation is the governing body of the sport of archery. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is composed of 140 national archery associations, and is recognized by the International Olympic Committee.-History:FITA was founded on 4 September 1931 in Poland...

rounds. Each of those FITA rounds consisted of the archers shooting 36 arrows at targets at 4 different distances, for a total of 144 arrows. The distances were 90, 70, 50, and 30 metres for men and 70, 60, 50, and 30 metres for women.

18 nations competed in both the men's and women's events, while 3 competed in only the women's and 6 competed only in the men's.

Events

Men's individual
Women's individual

Medal table

1		2	0	0	2
2		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
4		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
Total		2	2	2	6

Participating nations

Nation	Men's Individual	Women's Individual	Total
	2	1	3
	3	0	3
	3	3	6
	2	2	4
	3	0	3
	3	2	5
	3	3	6
	1	1	2
	0	1	1
	3	0	3
	3	1	4
	1	1	2
	3	3	6
	1	2	3
	1	0	1
	3	1	4
	3	0	3
	1	3	4
	1	0	1
	0	1	1
	0	3	3
	3	3	6
	1	1	2
	3	2	5
	3	1	4
	3	3	6
	2	2	4
Total athletes	55	40	95
Total NOCs	24	21	27