Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics was held from 27 September to 1 October 1988 at Hwarang Archery Field.
For the first time in Olympic history, the men's and women's team recurve tournaments were officially included in the program.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
| Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Jay Barrs |
Park Sung-soo |
Vladimir Echeev |
| Men's team | Chun In-soo Lee Han-sup Park Sung-soo |
Jay Barrs Richard McKinney Darrell Pace |
Steven Hallard Richard Priestman Leroy Watson |
| Women's individual | Kim Soo-nyung |
Wang Hee-kyung |
Yun Young-sook |
| Women's team | Kim Soo-nyung Wang Hee-kyung Yun Young-sook |
Lilies Handayani Nurfitriyana Saiman Kusuma Wardhani |
Debra Ochs Denise Parker Melanie Skillman |
Statistics[]
- There were 146 total athletes from 41 countries.
- Denise Parker was the youngest participant with 14 years and 290 days.
- Wrex Tarr was the oldest participant with 54 years and 99 days.
- Pema Tshering of Bhutan and Joanna Agius of Malta were the only archers chosen to be the flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
- Indonesia won its first-ever Olympic medal.