Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| Archery at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Stone Mountain Park Archery Center |
| Dates | 28 July – 2 August 1996 |
| No. of events | 4 (2 men, 2 women) |
| Competitors | 128 from 41 nations |
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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. This was followed by three elimination rounds, in which archers competed head-to-head in 18-arrow matches. After these rounds, there were 8 archers left in each gender. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and medal matches (collectively termed the "finals round") were 12-arrow matches. In all matches, losers were eliminated and received a final rank determined by their score in that round, with the exception of the semifinals. The losers of the semifinals competed in the bronze medal match.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Justin Huish United States
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Magnus Petersson Sweden
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Oh Kyo-moon South Korea
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| Team |
 United States (USA)Justin Huish Butch Johnson Rod White |
 South Korea (KOR)Jang Yong-ho Kim Bo-ram Oh Kyo-moon |
 Italy (ITA)Matteo Bisiani Michele Frangilli Andrea Parenti |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Kim Kyung-Wook South Korea
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He Ying China
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Olena Sadovnycha Ukraine
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| Team |
South Korea (KOR) Kim Jo-Sun Kim Kyung-Wook Yoon Hye-Young |
 Germany (GER)Barbara Mensing Cornelia Pfohl Sandra Wagner-Sachse |
 Poland (POL)Iwona Dzięcioł Katarzyna Klata Joanna Nowicka |
Participating nations
Forty-one nations contributed archers to compete in the events.
| Nation | Men's Individual | Men's Team | Women's Individual | Women's Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
3 | X | 2 | 5 | |
 Belarus |
2 | 2 | |||
 Belgium |
1 | 1 | |||
 Bhutan |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | |||
 Canada |
3 | X | 3 | ||
 China |
3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 Chinese Taipei |
3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 Estonia |
1 | 1 | |||
 Finland |
3 | X | 3 | ||
 France |
3 | X | 1 | 4 | |
 Georgia |
1 | 1 | |||
| Germany |
3 | X | 3 | ||
 Great Britain |
2 | 1 | 3 | ||
 Hungary |
2 | 2 | |||
 India |
2 | 2 | |||
 Indonesia |
3 | X | 3 | ||
 Ireland |
1 | 1 | |||
| Italy |
3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 Japan |
2 | 3 | X | 5 | |
 Kazakhstan |
3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 Kenya |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Mexico |
2 | 1 | 3 | ||
 Moldova |
1 | 1 | |||
 Mongolia |
1 | 1 | |||
 Netherlands |
2 | 2 | |||
 New Zealand |
1 | 1 | |||
 Norway |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Poland |
1 | 3 | X | 4 | |
 Portugal |
1 | 1 | |||
 Puerto Rico |
1 | 1 | |||
 Russia |
3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 San Marino |
1 | 1 | |||
 Slovenia |
3 | X | 3 | ||
 South Africa |
3 | X | 3 | ||
| South Korea |
3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 Spain |
1 | 1 | |||
 Sweden |
3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 Turkey |
1 | 3 | X | 4 | |
 Ukraine |
3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
| United States |
3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
| Total athletes | 64 | 45 | 64 | 45 | 128 |
| Total NOCs | 31 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 41 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Archery at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
