| Archery at the VII Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Archery | |
| Competitors | 126 from 24 nations |
Archery at the 1984 Summer Paralympics consisted of eighteen events, fourteen for men and four for women.
| Archery at the VII Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Paralympic Archery | |
| Competitors | 126 from 24 nations |
Archery at the 1984 Summer Paralympics consisted of eighteen events, fourteen for men and four for women.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France (FRA) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 18 | 14 | 13 | 45 | |
Australia (6) Austria (6) Belgium (5) Canada (4)
Denmark (1) Finland (7) France (15) Great Britain (15)
Hong Kong (1)
Hungary (3)
Ireland (1) Italy (7) Japan (4)
Luxembourg (1)
Mexico (3) Netherlands (4)
New Zealand (1) Norway (5) South Korea (5) Spain (2) Sweden (11) Switzerland (3) United States (6) West Germany (10)| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double FITA round division 3 | Helen Hilderley  Great Britain | Beverley Leaper Great Britain | |
| Double FITA round integrated | Anneliese Dersen  West Germany | Martine Lacomblez  Belgium | Irene Monaco  Italy |
| Double FITA round paraplegic | Susan Hagel  United States | Hifumi Suzuki Japan | Susan Davies  Australia |
| Double short metric round paraplegic | M. P. Balme  France | Rosa Schweizer  Austria | Anne Gray Great Britain |
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The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In addition, the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with mental handicap were held immediately after the regular Paralympics in the Spanish capital, Madrid.
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The Summer Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. The Paralympic Games are held every four years, organized by the International Paralympic Committee. Medals are awarded in every event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that the Olympic Games started in 1904.
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