Archery at the 1998 Asian Games
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Archery
was contested from December 13 to December 17 at the 1998 Asian Games
in Bangkok
, Thailand
.
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...
was contested from December 13 to December 17 at the 1998 Asian Games
1998 Asian Games
The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time that Thailand bid for the event after it shouldered the two postponed hosting rights in 1970 and 1978.-Emblem:...
in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
Medal winners
| Men's individual |  Han Seung-Hoon |
Kim Kyung-Ho |
 Wataru Haraguchi |
| Men's team | Han Seung-Hoon Kim Kyung-Ho Oh Kyo-Moon Oh Kyo-Moon Oh Kyo-Moon is an archer from South Korea.He won a team silver medal and an individual bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Oh also was a member of Korea's gold medal men's archery team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the men's individual competition he finished sixth.He was the world record... Kim Sun-Bin |
Wu Tsung-Yi Chang Chia-Pin Chiu Po-Han |
Zhao Faqiao Tang Hua Gao Yu Yang Bo |
| Women's individual | Kim Jo-Sun Kim Jo-Sun Kim Jo-Sun is a female South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team .... |
Lee Eun-Kyung Lee Eun-Kyung Lee Eun-Kyung is a female South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where she won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team.-References:... |
 Lin SangLin Sang Lin Sang is an archer from the People's Republic of China.Lin represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 11th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 647. In the first round of elimination, she faced 54th-ranked Tshering Chhoden of Bhutan... |
| Women's team | Kim Jo-Sun Kim Jo-Sun Kim Jo-Sun is a female South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team .... Lee Eun-Kyung Lee Eun-Kyung Lee Eun-Kyung is a female South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where she won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team.-References:... Chung Chang-Sook Lee Mi-Jeong |
Lin Sang Lin Sang Lin Sang is an archer from the People's Republic of China.Lin represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 11th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 647. In the first round of elimination, she faced 54th-ranked Tshering Chhoden of Bhutan... He Ying He Ying He Ying is an archer from the People's Republic of China who has competed at three Summer Olympics.In 1996 Atlanta Olympics He won the silver in the women's individual event. She competed again in 2000 in Sydney but did not win a medal.... Wang Xiaozhu Wang Xiaozhu Wang Xiaozhu is a female Chinese archer. She competed at 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games where she won a silver medal in Women's Team, and a 4th place in Women's Individual and at 1996 Summer Olympics where she finished 7th in individual and 6th in Woman's Team.... Wang Hong |
Victoria Beloslyudtseva Yelena Plotnikova Irina Ieonova Irina Korotkaya |
Medal table
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Men's individual
- Wataru Haraguchi was awarded bronze because of no three-medal sweep per country rule.
Men's team
Women's individual
- Lin SangLin SangLin Sang is an archer from the People's Republic of China.Lin represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 11th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 647. In the first round of elimination, she faced 54th-ranked Tshering Chhoden of Bhutan...
was awarded bronze because of no three-medal sweep per country rule.