| Archery at the VIII Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Archery | |
| Competitors | 110 from 22 nations |
Archery at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of nine events.
| Archery at the VIII Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Paralympic Archery | |
| Competitors | 110 from 22 nations |
Archery at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of nine events.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Australia (3)
Austria (2) Belgium (6)
Canada (1)
Colombia (1)
Cyprus (2) Denmark (1) Finland (11) France (4) Great Britain (13)
Hong Kong (5) Italy (7) Japan (10)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (1)
Puerto Rico (4) South Korea (10) Spain (1)
Sweden (7) Switzerland (2) United States (7) West Germany (11)
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