Archery had its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 16 Olympiads. Eighty-four nations have competed in the Olympic archery events, with France appearing the most often at 31 times. The most noticeable trend has been the excellence of South Korean archers, who have won 27 out of 39 gold medals in events since 1984. It is governed by the World Archery Federation. Recurve archery is the only discipline of archery featured at the Olympic Games. Archery is also an event at the Summer Paralympics.
The World Archery Federation is the governing body of the sport of archery. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is composed of 156 national federations and other archery associations, and is recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Archery competitions were held between 9 August and 15 August, at the Olympic Green Archery Field, a temporary venue on the Olympic Green, Beijing's Olympic Park.
The archery events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place in Yumenoshima Park. Five events were planned with a mixed team event staged for the first time.
The men's team recurve competition at the 2013 World Archery Championships took place on 29 September – 6 October 2013 in Belek, Turkey.
The women's team recurve competition at the 2013 World Archery Championships took place on 29 September – 6 October 2013 in Belek, Turkey.
The men's team compound competition at the 2013 World Archery Championships took place on 29 September – 6 October 2013 in Belek, Turkey.
The women's team compound competition at the 2013 World Archery Championships took place on 29 September – 6 October 2013 in Belek, Turkey.
The mixed team archery event at the 2015 European Games in Baku took place between 16 and 17 June.
The men's individual recurve competition at the 2015 World Archery Championships took place from 27 July to 2 August 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The reigning champion and world number one archer Lee Seung-yun was not selected for the South Korean team, so did not compete.
The women's team recurve competition at the 2015 World Archery Championships took place from 26 July to 2 August in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The mixed team recurve competition at the 2015 World Archery Championships took place from 26 July to 2 August in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The men's team compound competition at the 2015 World Archery Championships took place from 26 July to 1 August in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The women's team compound competition at the 2015 World Archery Championships took place from 26 July to 1 August in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The mixed team compound competition at the 2015 World Archery Championships took place from 26 July to 1 August in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes, countries and teams for the Archery at the 2019 Pan American Games competitions.
The men's individual archery event was one of five archery events at the 2020 Summer Olympics. It was held at Yumenoshima Park. There were 64 competitors from 40 nations, with nations having either 1 or 3 archers.
The women's individual archery event was one of five archery events held at the 2020 Summer Olympics. It was held at Yumenoshima Park. There were 64 competitors from 40 nations, with each nation having either 1 or 3 archers.
The women's team recurve competition at the 2019 World Archery Championships took place from 10 to 16 June in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
The archery competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run over a seven-day period, from 25 July to 4 August, at Les Invalides. 128 archers will compete across five events, with the successful mixed team recurve returning to the Olympic program for the second time.
