Archery at the Summer Olympics
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Archery
had its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics
and has been contested in 13 Olympiads. Eighty three different nations have appeared in the Olympic archery competitions, with France appearing the most often at 11 times. It is governed by the International Archery Federation
. Recurve archery is the only discipline of archery featured at the Olympic Games.
. 7 disciplines in varying distances were contested. The next Olympics, St. Louis
1904, had 5 archery events but no athletes from outside the United States competed. At the 1908 Summer Olympics
, there were 3 archery events. Archery was not featured at the 1912 Summer Olympics
but reappeared in the 1920 Summer Olympics
.
Between 1920 and 1972, archery was not contested at the Olympic games. The archery competition that was featured at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
consisted of a double FITA Round competition with two events - men's individual and women's individual. This form of the archery competition was held until the 1988 Summer Olympics
, when team competition was added and the Grand FITA Round format was used. Starting at the 1992 Summer Olympics
, the Olympic Round with head-to-head matches was adopted, and has been used ever since.
In 1984 at Los Angeles, Neroli Fairhall
of New Zealand
was the first paraplegic competitor in the Olympic Games
.
and were contested by three nations at most. In one year (1904), only the United States competed. Other nations that competed during that period were France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Great Britain.
s rather than to individual athletes.
There were four ways for NOCs to earn berths in Olympic archery. No NOC is allowed to enter more than three archers of each gender. For each gender, the host nation is guaranteed three spots. The most recent World Target Competition's top 8 teams (besides the host nation) each receive three spots, and the 19 highest ranked archers after the team qualifiers are removed also earn spots for their country. 15 of the remaining 18 spots are divided equally among the five Olympic continents for allocation in continental tournaments. The last three spots in each gender are determined by the Tripartite Commission invitation.
Each NOC that receives three places for individual archers (i.e., the host nation, the top 8 teams at the World Target Competition, and any other nation that is able to take 3 of the remaining 37 places) is able to have its three archers compete as a team in the team competition.
s (in six ends, or groups, of 12 arrows). They are then ranked by score to determine their seeding for the single-elimination bracket. After this, final rankings for each archer is determined by the archer's score in the round in which the archer was defeated, with the archers defeated in the first round being ranked 33rd through 64th.
pits the first ranked archer against the sixty-fourth, the second against the sixty-third, and so on. In this match as well as the second and third, the archers shoot simultaneously 18 arrows in ends of 3 arrows. The archer with the higher score after 18 arrows moves on to the next round while the loser is eliminated.
After three such rounds, there are 8 archers remaining. The remaining three rounds (quarterfinals, semifinals, and medal matches) are referred to as the finals rounds. They consist of each archer shooting 12 arrows, again in ends of 3 arrows. The two archers in the match alternate by arrow instead of shooting their arrows simultaneously as in the first three rounds. The losers of the quarterfinals are eliminated, while the losers of the semifinals play each other to determine the bronze medal
and fourth place. The two archers who are undefeated through the semifinals face each other in the gold medal match, in which the winner takes the gold medal
while the loser receives the silver medal
.
The first team round is the round of 16, but as the number of teams is usually between 9 and 15 the highest ranked teams typically get a bye in the first round. Matches consist of each team firing 27 arrows in 3 ends of 9 arrows, with each archer on the team firing 3 arrows per end. Advancement and medals are determined in the same manner as the individual competition.
s for archery are for the competition format established in 1992.
Men's
Women's
Target archery
Modern competitive archery is governed by the World Archery Federation, abbreviated WA . Olympic rules are derived from WA rules. WA is the International Olympic Committee's recognized governing body for all of archery.Currently 142 nations are represented by WA archery governing bodies...
had its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics
1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...
and has been contested in 13 Olympiads. Eighty three different nations have appeared in the Olympic archery competitions, with France appearing the most often at 11 times. It is governed by the International Archery Federation
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...
. Recurve archery is the only discipline of archery featured at the Olympic Games.
History
The second Olympic games, Paris 1900, saw the first appearance of archeryArchery
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...
. 7 disciplines in varying distances were contested. The next Olympics, St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
1904, had 5 archery events but no athletes from outside the United States competed. At the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
, there were 3 archery events. Archery was not featured at the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
but reappeared in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
.
Between 1920 and 1972, archery was not contested at the Olympic games. The archery competition that was featured 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....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
consisted of a double FITA Round competition with two events - men's individual and women's individual. This form of the archery competition was held until the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, when team competition was added and the Grand FITA Round format was used. Starting at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
, the Olympic Round with head-to-head matches was adopted, and has been used ever since.
In 1984 at Los Angeles, Neroli Fairhall
Neroli Fairhall
Neroli Susan Fairhall MBE was a New Zealand athlete, who was the first paraplegic competitor in the Olympic Games....
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
was the first paraplegic competitor in the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
.
From 1972
1972 marked the beginning of the modern archery competition at the Olympic Games. The events began to use standardized forms and many nations competed.| 1 |  South Korea |
16 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 2 |  United States |
8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 |  People's Republic of China |
1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Italy |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Finland |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Ukraine |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Australia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 France |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Japan |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Sweden |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Chinese Taipei |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Germany |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Poland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Indonesia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  United Kingdom |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Russia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 nations | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 |
|---|
All years
This table includes archery competitions in 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1920 in addition to the ones from 1972 on, which are shown above. These four years preceded the modern, standardized archery competition under the rules of the International Archery FederationInternational 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...
and were contested by three nations at most. In one year (1904), only the United States competed. Other nations that competed during that period were France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Great Britain.
| 1 | South Korea |
16 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 2 | United States |
14 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 3 |  Belgium |
11 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | France |
6 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | United Kingdom |
2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | People's Republic of China |
1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Soviet Union |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Italy |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Finland |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Ukraine |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 11 | Australia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Japan |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Sweden |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Chinese Taipei |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Germany |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Poland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 | Indonesia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | ' | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Russia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 57 | 56 | 48 | 161 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Qualification
Qualification spots in archery are allotted to National Olympic CommitteeNational Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
s rather than to individual athletes.
There were four ways for NOCs to earn berths in Olympic archery. No NOC is allowed to enter more than three archers of each gender. For each gender, the host nation is guaranteed three spots. The most recent World Target Competition's top 8 teams (besides the host nation) each receive three spots, and the 19 highest ranked archers after the team qualifiers are removed also earn spots for their country. 15 of the remaining 18 spots are divided equally among the five Olympic continents for allocation in continental tournaments. The last three spots in each gender are determined by the Tripartite Commission invitation.
Each NOC that receives three places for individual archers (i.e., the host nation, the top 8 teams at the World Target Competition, and any other nation that is able to take 3 of the remaining 37 places) is able to have its three archers compete as a team in the team competition.
Competition
Modern Olympic archery consists of four medal events: men's individual, women's individual, men's team, and women's team. In all four events, the distance from the archer to the target is 70 metres.Individual
In the individual competitions, 64 archers compete. The competition begins with the ranking round. Each archer shoots 72 arrowArrow
An arrow is a shafted projectile that is shot with a bow. It predates recorded history and is common to most cultures.An arrow usually consists of a shaft with an arrowhead attached to the front end, with fletchings and a nock at the other.- History:...
s (in six ends, or groups, of 12 arrows). They are then ranked by score to determine their seeding for the single-elimination bracket. After this, final rankings for each archer is determined by the archer's score in the round in which the archer was defeated, with the archers defeated in the first round being ranked 33rd through 64th.
Pre-2008
The first elimination roundArchery Olympic Round
The Olympic Round was introduced to target archery so that it could become watchable as a competitive sport. The Main focus of this being for the Olympics when shown on television. The round was developed by the International Archery Federation FITA...
pits the first ranked archer against the sixty-fourth, the second against the sixty-third, and so on. In this match as well as the second and third, the archers shoot simultaneously 18 arrows in ends of 3 arrows. The archer with the higher score after 18 arrows moves on to the next round while the loser is eliminated.
After three such rounds, there are 8 archers remaining. The remaining three rounds (quarterfinals, semifinals, and medal matches) are referred to as the finals rounds. They consist of each archer shooting 12 arrows, again in ends of 3 arrows. The two archers in the match alternate by arrow instead of shooting their arrows simultaneously as in the first three rounds. The losers of the quarterfinals are eliminated, while the losers of the semifinals play each other to determine the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
and fourth place. The two archers who are undefeated through the semifinals face each other in the gold medal match, in which the winner takes the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
while the loser receives the silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
.
2008 changes
All matches in 2008 were in the previous finals round format, using 12 arrow matches. Archers alternated shooting by arrow.Team
Each country that has three archers in the individual competition also gets to compete as a team. The same three archers from the individual competition must compete as the country's team. Their scores in the individual ranking round are added to determine the team's ranking round score.The first team round is the round of 16, but as the number of teams is usually between 9 and 15 the highest ranked teams typically get a bye in the first round. Matches consist of each team firing 27 arrows in 3 ends of 9 arrows, with each archer on the team firing 3 arrows per end. Advancement and medals are determined in the same manner as the individual competition.
2008 changes
The number of arrows per team in a match was reduced to 24, in 4 ends of 6 arrows. Each of the three archers on a team shot 8 arrows in a match.Early Games
Early Olympic archery competitions had events that were unique for each of the Games.| 1900 Archery at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the 1900 Summer Olympics, six of the archery events that took place in Paris, France, were considered Olympic, with 153 archers competing in them. The identities of 17 of those archers are known, though a number of those are known only by their surnames. It was the first time that archery was... |
1904 Archery at the 1904 Summer Olympics At the 1904 Summer Olympics in Saint Louis, six archery events were contested, of which three were men's and three were women's competitions. Only American archers competed. 23 men and 6 women constituted the entire field.... |
1908 Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics, three archery events were contested. Great Britain sent 41 archers , France sent 15 men, and the United States sent one man.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-Sources:... |
1912 | 1920 Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp marked the return of the sport after a 12-year absence following it not being contested in the 1912 Summer Olympics and the cancellation of the 1916 Summer Olympics due to World War I. The only competitors were men, and from only three countries... |
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| 6 events, men only | 6 events, men and women | 3 events, men and women | not held | 10 events, men only |
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Modern Games
| Event | 72 Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics consisted of two medal events, one for men and one for women.Each event was composed of two FITA 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... |
76 Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics two archery events were contested. It was the second iteration of the modern archery competition in the Olympics, following the same format as in the 1972 Summer Olympics. The two events were men's individual and women's individual, and the competition in each event... |
80 Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held at the archery range, located at the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre . The archery schedule began on 30 July and ended on 2 August. Two archery events were contested: men's individual and women's individual... |
84 Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics was contested in the same format used since 1972. There were two events: men's individual and women's individual. Points were in a format called the double FITA round, which included 288 arrows shot over four days at four different distances: 70 meters, 60... |
88 Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics Four events were contested in archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. These events included team competitions for the first time in modern Olympic archery. Men's and women's individual competitions continued to be part of the schedule as well.... |
92 Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics There were 4 different Archery competitions at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The format of the previous Olympics was dropped for this Olympiad, with an entirely new system being put in place.... |
96 Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of four events. The events were held in neighboring Stone Mountain.All archery was done at a range of 70 metres. 64 archers competed in each the men's individual and women's individual competitions. They began with a 72-arrow ranking round... |
00 Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at Sydney International Archery Park in Sydney, Australia with ranking rounds on 16 September and regular competition held from 17 September to 20 September... |
04 Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece with ranking rounds on 12 August and regular competition held from 15 August to 21 August... |
08 Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a seven day period from August 9 to August 15. The events took place at the Olympic Green Archery Field, a temporary venue on the Olympic Green, Beijing's Olympic Park.-Competition Format:... |
Years |
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| Double FITA Round, men Men's Individual Archery at the Summer Olympics -History:Numerous and diverse archery events were included in the 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1920 Summer Olympics. Since archery was reintroduced at the 1972 Munich Games, an individual men's event has been a part of the program. It has undergone some format changes... |
X | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Double FITA Round, women Women's Individual Archery at the Summer Olympics Women's Individual Archery at the Summer Olympic Games has been contested since 1904 and regularly since 1988.-History:Numerous and diverse archery events were included in the 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1920 Summer Olympics. Archery was reintroduced at the 1972 Munich games and a women's team event has... |
X | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Team Double FITA Round, men Men's Team Archery at the Summer Olympics Men's Team Archery at Summer Olympics was first contested in 1904 and has been regularly contested since 1988.-History:Numerous and diverse archery events were included in the 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1920 Summer Olympics. Archery was reintroduced at the 1972 Munich games and a men's team event has... |
- | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Team Double FITA Round, women Women's Team Archery at the Summer Olympics Women's Team Archery at the Summer Olympics was first contested in 1904 and has been regularly contested since 1988.-History:Numerous and diverse archery events were included in the 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1920 Summer Olympics. Archery was reintroduced at the 1972 Munich games and a women's team... |
- | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Olympic round Archery Olympic Round The Olympic Round was introduced to target archery so that it could become watchable as a competitive sport. The Main focus of this being for the Olympics when shown on television. The round was developed by the International Archery Federation FITA... , individual men Men's Individual Archery at the Summer Olympics -History:Numerous and diverse archery events were included in the 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1920 Summer Olympics. Since archery was reintroduced at the 1972 Munich Games, an individual men's event has been a part of the program. It has undergone some format changes... |
- | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 5 |
| Olympic round Archery Olympic Round The Olympic Round was introduced to target archery so that it could become watchable as a competitive sport. The Main focus of this being for the Olympics when shown on television. The round was developed by the International Archery Federation FITA... , individual women Women's Individual Archery at the Summer Olympics Women's Individual Archery at the Summer Olympic Games has been contested since 1904 and regularly since 1988.-History:Numerous and diverse archery events were included in the 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1920 Summer Olympics. Archery was reintroduced at the 1972 Munich games and a women's team event has... |
- | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 5 |
| Olympic round Archery Olympic Round The Olympic Round was introduced to target archery so that it could become watchable as a competitive sport. The Main focus of this being for the Olympics when shown on television. The round was developed by the International Archery Federation FITA... , team men Men's Team Archery at the Summer Olympics Men's Team Archery at Summer Olympics was first contested in 1904 and has been regularly contested since 1988.-History:Numerous and diverse archery events were included in the 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1920 Summer Olympics. Archery was reintroduced at the 1972 Munich games and a men's team event has... |
- | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 5 |
| Olympic round Archery Olympic Round The Olympic Round was introduced to target archery so that it could become watchable as a competitive sport. The Main focus of this being for the Olympics when shown on television. The round was developed by the International Archery Federation FITA... , team women Women's Team Archery at the Summer Olympics Women's Team Archery at the Summer Olympics was first contested in 1904 and has been regularly contested since 1988.-History:Numerous and diverse archery events were included in the 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1920 Summer Olympics. Archery was reintroduced at the 1972 Munich games and a women's team... |
- | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 5 |
| Events | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 |
Participating nations
The following nations have taken part in the archery competition.  American Samoa |
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 Argentina |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia |
- | - | - | - | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
 Austria |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Belarus |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium |
18 | - | - | 14 | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | |||||||||||||||
 Bhutan |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
 Brazil |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Bulgaria |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Canada |
- | - | - | - | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||
 Central African Republic |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Chile |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| People's Republic of China |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei |
- | - | - | - | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
 Colombia |
- | - | - | - | X | X | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Costa Rica |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Cuba |
- | - | - | - | X | X | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Cyprus |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic |
- | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia |
- | - | - | - | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark |
- | - | - | - | 4 | X | X | X | X | X | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
 Egypt |
- | - | - | - | X | X | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 El Salvador |
- | - | - | - | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Estonia |
- | - | - | - | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Fiji |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland |
- | - | - | - | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| France |
129 | - | 15 | 8 | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||
 Georgia (country) |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom |
- | - | 41 | - | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||
 Greece |
- | - | - | - | X | X | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Guam |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Hong Kong |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary |
- | - | - | - | 2 | X | X | X | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 India |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia |
- | - | - | - | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
 Iran |
- | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Republic of Ireland |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy |
- | - | - | - | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Japan |
- | - | - | - | 4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||
 Jordan |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Kazakhstan |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kenya |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Laos |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg |
- | - | - | - | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Malaysia |
- | - | - | - | X | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Malta |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Mauritius |
- | - | - | - | X | X | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Mexico |
- | - | - | - | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
 Moldova |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco |
- | - | - | - | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Mongolia |
- | - | - | - | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Morocco |
- | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 MYA |
- | - | - | - | X | X | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands |
6 | - | - | 8 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | |||||||||||||||
 New Zealand |
- | - | - | - | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |||||||||||||||
 Norway |
- | - | - | - | 4 | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 North Korea |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Philippines |
- | - | - | - | 3 | X | X | X | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland |
- | - | - | - | 4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||
 Portugal |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Puerto Rico |
- | - | - | - | 1 | X | X | X | X | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Qatar |
- | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Romania |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Samoa |
- | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 San Marino |
- | - | - | - | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Saudi Arabia |
- | - | - | - | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Solomon Islands |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Korea |
- | - | - | - | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union |
- | - | - | - | 6 | X | X | X | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spain |
- | - | - | - | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Sweden |
- | - | - | - | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||
 Switzerland |
- | - | - | - | 4 | X | X | X | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Tajikistan |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Thailand |
- | - | - | - | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Tonga |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Turkey |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Ukraine |
- | - | - | - | X | X | X | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Uganda |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | X | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States |
- | 29 | 1 | - | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||
 Vanuatu |
- | - | - | - | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Venezuela |
- | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 West Germany |
- | - | - | - | 4 | X | X | X | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
- | - | - | - | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Zimbabwe |
- | - | - | - | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of nations | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 27 | 24 | 25 | 35 | 41 | 44 | 41 | 44 | 43 | 49 | 89 | |||||||||
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| No. of archers | - | 153 | 29 | 57 | - | 30 | - | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 128 | ||||||||||
Records
The Olympic recordOlympic record
Olympic records are the best performances in a specific event in that event's history in either the Summer Olympic Games or the Winter Olympic Games...
s for archery are for the competition format established in 1992.
Men's
| # of arrows | Archer(s) | Score | Games |
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| 72 (ranking) | 687 | 2004 Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece with ranking rounds on 12 August and regular competition held from 15 August to 21 August... |
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| 18 | 173 | 2004 Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece with ranking rounds on 12 August and regular competition held from 15 August to 21 August... |
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| 12 | 117 | 2008 Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a seven day period from August 9 to August 15. The events took place at the Olympic Green Archery Field, a temporary venue on the Olympic Green, Beijing's Olympic Park.-Competition Format:... |
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| 36 (finals) | 340 | 2004 Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece with ranking rounds on 12 August and regular competition held from 15 August to 21 August... |
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| 216 (team ranking) | Jang Yong-ho Jang Yong-Ho Jang Yong-Ho is an archer from South Korea.Jang competed for Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was again victorious and advanced to the round of 16... Kim Bo-ram 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... |
2031 | 1996 Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of four events. The events were held in neighboring Stone Mountain.All archery was done at a range of 70 metres. 64 archers competed in each the men's individual and women's individual competitions. They began with a 72-arrow ranking round... |
| 27 (team) | Jang Yong-ho Jang Yong-Ho Jang Yong-Ho is an archer from South Korea.Jang competed for Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was again victorious and advanced to the round of 16... 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 Chung-tae Kim Chung-tae Kim Chung-tae is an archer from South Korea.Kim 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 fifth.-External links:*... |
258 | 2000 Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at Sydney International Archery Park in Sydney, Australia with ranking rounds on 16 September and regular competition held from 17 September to 20 September... |
| 54 (team finals) | Justin Huish Justin Huish Justin Huish is an internationally known American archer. Growing up, his parents ran an archery pro shop, but Huish did not take up shooting until he was 14... Butch Johnson Butch Johnson Richard Andrew Johnson is an archer from Woodstock, Connecticut in the United States. He has competed in the Summer Olympics five times, and was a part of the gold medal U.S. team at the 1996 Olympics and the bronze medal U.S... Rodney White Rodney White Rodney Charles White is an American professional basketball player currently playing in South Korea for the Anyang KGC Pro Basketball Club... |
502 | 1996 Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of four events. The events were held in neighboring Stone Mountain.All archery was done at a range of 70 metres. 64 archers competed in each the men's individual and women's individual competitions. They began with a 72-arrow ranking round... |
Women's
| # of arrows | Archer(s) | Score | Games |
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| 72 (ranking) | 682 | 2004 Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece with ranking rounds on 12 August and regular competition held from 15 August to 21 August... |
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| 18 | 173 | 2000 Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at Sydney International Archery Park in Sydney, Australia with ranking rounds on 16 September and regular competition held from 17 September to 20 September... |
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| 2004 Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece with ranking rounds on 12 August and regular competition held from 15 August to 21 August... |
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| 12 | 115 | 2008 Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a seven day period from August 9 to August 15. The events took place at the Olympic Green Archery Field, a temporary venue on the Olympic Green, Beijing's Olympic Park.-Competition Format:... |
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| 36 (finals) | 334 | 2000 Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at Sydney International Archery Park in Sydney, Australia with ranking rounds on 16 September and regular competition held from 17 September to 20 September... |
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| 216 (team ranking) | Park Sung Hyun Park Sung Hyun Park Sung-Hyun is a world champion archer from South Korea. She holds the women's world record for a 70m 72-arrow round, set at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, and won a gold medal with her team in both the 2004 and 2008 Olympics... Lee Sung Jin Lee Sung Jin Lee Sung-Jin is an archer from South Korea.Lee represented Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 2nd in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 675. In the first round of elimination, she faced 63rd-ranked Lamia Bahnasawy of Egypt. Lee defeated Bahnasawy 164-127... Yun Mi-Jin Yun Mi-Jin Yun Mi-Jin is an archer from South Korea who has won three Olympic gold medals. She holds the Olympic record for a women's 18-arrow match, at 173 out of a possible 180... |
2030 | 2004 Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece with ranking rounds on 12 August and regular competition held from 15 August to 21 August... |
| 27 (team) | Kim Soo-nyung Kim Soo-Nyung Kim Soo-Nyung was a member of the South Korean Olympic archery team in 1988, 1992, and 2000. She has earned a total of four gold medals, including the individual gold medal in 1988. She also won two consecutive individual and team world championships in 1989 and 1991... Kim Nam-soon Kim Nam-Soon Kim Nam-Soon was a member of the South Korean Olympic archery team. She won both a gold and a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:... Yun Mi-Jin Yun Mi-Jin Yun Mi-Jin is an archer from South Korea who has won three Olympic gold medals. She holds the Olympic record for a women's 18-arrow match, at 173 out of a possible 180... |
252 | 2000 Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at Sydney International Archery Park in Sydney, Australia with ranking rounds on 16 September and regular competition held from 17 September to 20 September... |
| 54 (team finals) | Kim Soo-nyung Kim Soo-Nyung Kim Soo-Nyung was a member of the South Korean Olympic archery team in 1988, 1992, and 2000. She has earned a total of four gold medals, including the individual gold medal in 1988. She also won two consecutive individual and team world championships in 1989 and 1991... Kim Nam-soon Kim Nam-Soon Kim Nam-Soon was a member of the South Korean Olympic archery team. She won both a gold and a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:... Yun Mi-Jin Yun Mi-Jin Yun Mi-Jin is an archer from South Korea who has won three Olympic gold medals. She holds the Olympic record for a women's 18-arrow match, at 173 out of a possible 180... |
502 | 2000 Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at Sydney International Archery Park in Sydney, Australia with ranking rounds on 16 September and regular competition held from 17 September to 20 September... |
| 24 (team finals) | Park Sung Hyun Park Sung Hyun Park Sung-Hyun is a world champion archer from South Korea. She holds the women's world record for a 70m 72-arrow round, set at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, and won a gold medal with her team in both the 2004 and 2008 Olympics... Joo Hyun Jung Yoon Oc Hie |
231 | 2008 Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a seven day period from August 9 to August 15. The events took place at the Olympic Green Archery Field, a temporary venue on the Olympic Green, Beijing's Olympic Park.-Competition Format:... |