| Archery at the IV Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Archery | |
| Competitors | 150 from 27 nations |
Archery at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events.
| Archery at the IV Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Paralympic Archery | |
| Competitors | 150 from 27 nations |
Archery at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany (FRG) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 |  South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 nations) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 33 | |
Australia (10)
Austria (1)
Belgium (4)
Brazil (1)
Canada (6)
Denmark (5)
Finland (3) France (12) Great Britain (15)
Hong Kong (3)
Hungary (1)
India (1)
Ireland (4)
Israel (2) Italy (4)
Jamaica (2) Japan (11)
Kenya (1) Netherlands (7)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (8) South Africa (5) South Korea (5)
Sweden (5)
Switzerland (6) United States (11) West Germany (16)
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