| 2008 European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Vittel, France |
| Dates | 13-17 May 2008 |
| Competitors | 297 from 41 nations |
The 2008 European Archery Championships is the 20th edition of the European Archery Championships. The event was held in Vittel, France from 13 to 17 May, 2008. [1]
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Russia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Russia Balzhinima Tsyrempilov | Ukraine Markiyan Ivashko | Poland Rafał Dobrowolski |
| Women's individual | France Bérengère Schuh | United Kingdom Naomi Folkard | Italy Pia Lionetti |
| Men's team | Italy Mauro Nespoli Marco Galiazzo Ilario Di Buò | France Thomas Aubert Romain Girouille Jean-Charles Valladont | Netherlands Wietse van Alten Pieter Custers Ron van der Hoff |
| Women's team | Poland Justyna Mospinek Iwona Marcinkiewicz Malgorzata Cwienczek | Germany Karina Winter Lisa Unruh Anja Hitzler | Russia Natalia Erdyniyeva Ekaterina Jarjanova Ksenia Perova |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Sweden Morgan Lundin | Slovenia Dejan Sitar | Denmark Martin Damsbo |
| Women's individual | France Aurore Trayan | Denmark Camilla Soemod | France Amandine Bouillot |
| Men's team | Netherlands Rob Polman Peter Elzinga Emiel Custers | France Dominique Genet Pierre Julien Deloche Sebastien Brasseur | Sweden Anders Malm Morgan Lundin Magnus Carlsson |
| Women's team | Russia Albina Loginova Sofia Goncharova Anna Kazantseva | Netherlands Irina Markovic Inge Enthoven Inge Enthoven | Germany Sabrina Jagemann Andrea Weihe Melanie Mikala |
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