| Archery at the 1978 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Huamark Sport Complex |
| Dates | 14–15 December 1978 |
Archery was contested from 14 December to 15 December at the 1978 Asian Games in Hua Mark Sport Complex, Bangkok, Thailand. The competition included only recurve events.
Japan finished first in the medal table by winning three gold medals.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Ichiro Shimamura  Japan | Yoshiro Miyata Japan | Izumi Sato Japan |
| Men's team | Japan Yoshiro Miyata Izumi Sato Ichiro Shimamura |  China Hao Shengqi Ji Zhangmin Wang Youqun |  Indonesia Adang Adjidji Siddak Jubadjati Donald Pandiangan |
| Women's individual | Kim Jin-ho  South Korea | Yuriko Goto Japan | Kim Hyang-min  North Korea |
| Women's team | Japan Yuriko Goto Noriko Inoue Yoshiko Okazaki |  South Korea Hwang Sook-zoo Kim Jin-ho Oh Young-sook |  North Korea Han Sun-hi Jang Sun-yong Kim Hyang-min |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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