| Archery at the II Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Archery | |
| Competitors | 41 from 12 nations |
Archery at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events, eight for men and four for women.
| Archery at the II Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Paralympic Archery | |
| Competitors | 41 from 12 nations |
Archery at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events, eight for men and four for women.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Rhodesia (RHO) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 12 | 11 | 8 | 31 | |
Australia (4) Belgium (1) France (6) Great Britain (4) Italy (1) Japan (4) Netherlands (1) Rhodesia (1) South Africa (3) Sweden (1) Switzerland (1) United States (14)| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion round open | Dean Slaugh  United States | Peter Blanker  Netherlands | Raymond Schelfaut  Belgium |
| Albion round team open | United States (USA) Dick Robinson Dean Slaugh Jack Whitman | Japan (JPN) Shoichi Ando Tokuji Ando Tsuyoshi Matsumoto | None |
| Columbia round open | Dan Kotter United States | Raimondo Longhi  Italy | George Pasipanki United States |
| Columbia round team open | United States (USA) Bob Hawkes Dan Kotter George Pasipanki | France (FRA) Lercerf Musy Seguin | None |
| FITA round open | Dean Slaugh United States | Peter Blanker Netherlands | Eric Johansson  Sweden |
| FITA round team open | United States (USA) Jim Mathis Dean Slaugh Jack Whitman | Japan (JPN) Shoichi Ando Tsuyoshi Matsumoto Sadakazu Saito | None |
| St. Nicholas round open | G. P. Marais  South Africa | Roy Fowler  Australia | David France |
| St. Nicholas round team open | France (FRA) David Ilanoun Roger Schuh | Australia (AUS) Lionel Cousens Roy Fowler John Martin | None |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion round open | Margaret Harriman  Rhodesia | Valerie Forder  Great Britain | Daphne Ceeney Australia |
| Columbia round open | B. Rosenzweig United States | Daphne Legge-Willis Great Britain | C. Tetley Great Britain |
| FITA round open | Margaret Harriman Rhodesia | N. Thesen South Africa | R. Irvine Great Britain |
| St. Nicholas round open | I. Marincowitz South Africa | Caroline Troxler-Kung  Switzerland | Irene Preslipski United States |
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