| Host city |  Xi'an, China |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–20 September 2007 |
The 2007 Asian Archery Championships was the 15th edition of the event. It was held in Xi'an, China from 14 to 20 September 2007 and was organized by Asian Archery Federation.
| Host city | Xi'an, China |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–20 September 2007 |
The 2007 Asian Archery Championships was the 15th edition of the event. It was held in Xi'an, China from 14 to 20 September 2007 and was organized by Asian Archery Federation.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Wang Cheng-pang  Chinese Taipei | Park Kyung-mo  South Korea | Mangal Singh Champia  India |
| Men's team | India Rahul Banerjee Mangal Singh Champia Jayanta Talukdar |  Malaysia Cheng Chu Sian Wan Khalmizam Marbawi Sulaiman | South Korea Kim Bo-ram Oh Jin-hyek Park Kyung-mo |
| Women's individual | Lee Sung-jin South Korea | Guo Dan China | Chen Ling China |
| Women's team | South Korea An Se-jin Lee Sung-jin Yun Ok-hee |  Japan Nami Hayakawa Sayoko Kitabatake Haruyo Sakurazawa | India Dola Banerjee Bombayla Devi Laishram Chekrovolu Swuro |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Earl Yap  Philippines | Kim Dong-kyu South Korea | Reza Zamaninejad  Iran |
| Men's team | Iran Majid Ahmadi Parviz Sadeghi Reza Zamaninejad | Chinese Taipei Tsou Yung-ming Wang Chih-hao Wu Wen-shiung | Malaysia Lau Siew Hong Soo Teck Kim Ting Leong Fong |
| Women's individual | Kwon Oh-hyang South Korea | Jennifer Chan Philippines | Jhano Hansdah India |
| Women's team | Philippines Jennifer Chan Amaya Paz Abbigail Tindugan | India Bheigyabati Chanu Jhano Hansdah Manjudha Soy |  Singapore Maryanne Gul Shirlene Lee Jessie Wong |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Philippines | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | India | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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