Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's team

Women's team; at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue	Hwarang Archery Field
Dates	27 September – 1 October
Competitors	45 from 15 nations
Medalists

A total of 15 nations competed in the women's team event at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the archery programme. The ranking round score for a team was the sum of the three scores earned by the individual archers in the individual ranking round. The top twelve nations competed in the semifinals, with the top eight advancing to the finals.[1]

Summary

Preliminary round

The ranking round score for a team was the sum of the three scores earned by the individual archers in the individual ranking round. The top twelve nations competed in the semifinals, with the top eight moving on to the final.

Semifinal

In the women's team semifinals, Korea kept a firm grip on the lead. The Chinese Taipei team plummeted eight places to eleventh, joining Mongolia, China, and Poland in not advancing to the finals. The Soviets dropped a place but still looked strong even as the Americans passed them and the Indonesian and British teams grew nearer.

Final

A tie for the silver medal between Indonesia and the United States was resolved using a nine arrow tie-breaker. The Indonesian women shot a 72, while the Americans shot a 67. 15-year-old American Denise Parker become the youngest medalist in the history of Olympic archery. This was the first medal, in any sport, the Indonesians had won at the Olympics. The Soviets were behind both teams by only 1 point, while the Koreans won easily by a margin of 30 points.

Result

Rank	Nation	Archer	Open round	Rank	Semifinal	Rank	Grand final
	South Korea	Kim Soo-nyung Wang Hee-kyung Yun Young-sook	3925	1	1000	1	982
	Indonesia	Lilies Handayani Nurfitriyana Saiman Kusuma Wardhani	3720	5	975	4	952
	United States	Deborah Ochs Denise Parker Melanie Skillman	3742	4	988	2	952
4	Soviet Union	Lioudmila Arjannikova Natalya Butuzova Tetiana Muntian	3818	2	978	3	951
5	Great Britain	Pauline Edwards Joanne Franks Cheryl Sutton	3692	7	962	5	933
6	West Germany	Doris Haas Claudia Kriz Christa Oeckl	3702	6	953	6	931
7	Sweden	Liselotte Andersson Carina Jonsson Jenny Sjöwall	3662	10	949	8	930
8	France	Marie-Josée Bazin Nathalie Hibon Catherine Pellen	3653	11	950	7	898
9	China	Ma Shaorong Ma Xiangjun Yao Yawen	3683	8	948	9	–
10	Poland	Joanna Helbin Beata Iwanek Joanna Kwasna	3681	9	945	10	–
11	Chinese Taipei	Chin Chiu-Yueh Lai Fang-Mei Liu Pi-Yu	3749	3	939	11	–
12	Mongolia	Dorjsembee Erdenechimeg Sambuu Oyuntsetseg Suvd Tuul	3626	12	912	12	–
13	Finland	Päivi Aaltonen Minna Heinonen Jutta Poikolainen	3593	13	–	–	–
14	Turkey	Elif Eksi Huriye Eksi Selda Unsal	3590	14	–	–	–
15	Japan	Kyoko Kitahara Keiko Nakagomi Toyoka Oki	3567	15	–	–	–

References

"Archery at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Team". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

External links

Official Olympic Report

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[SR-1] "Archery at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Team". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.