Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consists of nine events, five for men and four for women. The competitions were held at the Olympic Green Archery Field from September 9 to September 15, 2008.

Archery
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueOlympic Green Archery Field
DatesSeptember 9–15

Classification

Archers are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows archers to compete against others with a similar level of function.

Archery classes are:

  • Wheelchair 1 (W1)
  • Wheelchair 2 (W2)
  • Standing (ST)

Events

For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications.

  • Men's individual compound
    • Open
    • W1
  • Men's individual recurve
    • Standing
    • W1/W2
  • Men's team recurve
    • Open
  • Women's individual compound
    • Open
  • Women's individual recurve
    • Standing
    • W1/W2
  • Women's team recurve
    • Open

Participating countries

There were 134 athletes (86 males, 48 females) from 28 countries competing in this sport.

Medal summary

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their archers (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)2327
2 Great Britain (GBR)2114
3 South Korea (KOR)2103
4 Czech Republic (CZE)1012
5 Mongolia (MGL)1001
 Turkey (TUR)1001
7 Italy (ITA)0213
8 France (FRA)0101
 Japan (JPN)0101
10 United States (USA)0022
11 Chinese Taipei (TPE)0011
 Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (12 nations)99927

Men's events

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Individual compound
open John Stubbs
 Great Britain
Alberto Simonelli
 Italy
Philippe Horner
 Switzerland
W1 David Drahoninsky
 Czech Republic
John Cavanagh
 Great Britain
Jeff Fabry
 United States
Individual recurve
standing Baatarjav Dambadondog
 Mongolia
Fabrice Meunier
 France
Chen Yegang
 China
W1/W2 Cheng Changjie
 China
Marco Vitale
 Italy
Tseng Lung-Hui
 Chinese Taipei
Team recurve
open  South Korea (KOR)
Cho Hyun Kwan
Kim Hong Kyu
Lee Hong Gu
 China (CHN)
Chen Yegang
Cheng Changjie
Dong Zhi
 Italy (ITA)
Oscar De Pellegrin
Mario Esposito
Marco Vitale

Women's events

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Individual compound
open Danielle Brown
 Great Britain
Chieko Kamiya
 Japan
Mel Clarke
 Great Britain
Individual recurve
standing Lee Hwa-Sook
 South Korea
Gao Fangxia
 China
Lindsey Carmichael
 United States
W1/W2 Gizem Girişmen
 Turkey
Fu Hongzhi
 China
Xiao Yanhong
 China
Team recurve
open  China (CHN)
Fu Hongzhi
Goa Fangxia
Xiao Yanhong
 South Korea (KOR)
Kim Ki-Hee
Kim Ran-Sook
Lee Hwa-Sook
 Czech Republic (CZE)
Miroslava Cerna
Lenka Kuncova
Marketa Sidkova

See also

References

    • "Schedules and Results - Archery". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-10.


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