| Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Compound | men | women |
| Recurve | men | women |
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| Recurve | men | women |
The women's individual recurve was one of the events held in archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. There were two classes: a class for W1 & W2 wheelchair competitors and a class for standing archers. [1] In the ranking round each archer shot 72 arrows; in the knockout stages each match was 12 arrows each.
| Women's individual recurve W1/W2 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Green Archery Field | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 9–14 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
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The W1/W2 class was won by Gizem Girismen, representing 
Turkey. [2]
| Rank | Archer | Score | 10's | X's | Notes |
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| 1 |  Xiao Yanhong (CHN) | 611 | 12 | 4 | WR |
| 2 | Fu Hongzhi (CHN) | 600 | 15 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Marketa Sidkova (CZE) | 593 | 11 | 2 | |
| 4 | Gizem Girismen (TUR) | 590 | 14 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Iryna Volynets (UKR) | 562 | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Lelia Maufras du Chatelliet (FRA) | 557 | 10 | 4 | |
| 7 | Cao Xuerong (CHN) | 554 | 9 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Kate Murray (GBR) | 545 | 7 | 4 | |
| 9 |  Ayako Saitoh (JPN) | 543 | 6 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Tanja Schulz (GER) | 524 | 4 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Elisabetta Mijno (ITA) | 519 | 6 | 1 | |
| 12 | Roksolana Dzoba (UKR) | 519 | 5 | 2 | |
| 13 | Lenka Kuncova (CZE) | 515 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | Hanife Ozturk (TUR) | 503 | 3 | 1 | |
| 15 | Kathy Critchlow-Smith (GBR) | 498 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | Maria Droste (GER) | 496 | 4 | 3 | |
| 17 | Miroslava Cerna (CZE) | 476 | 6 | 0 | |
| 18 | Larysa Mikhnyeva (UKR) | 451 | 3 | 1 | |
| 19 | Aya Nakanishi (JPN) | 447 | 4 | 0 | |
| 20 |  Lyne Tremblay (CAN) | 317 | 0 | 0 |
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Xiao Yanhong (CHN) | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miroslava Cerna (CZE) | 87 | Maria Droste (GER) | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Maria Droste (GER) | 89 | Xiao Yanhong (CHN) | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ayako Saitoh (JPN) | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ayako Saitoh (JPN) | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kate Murray (GBR) | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xiao Yanhong (CHN) | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gizem Girismen (TUR) | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iryna Volynets (UKR) | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roksolana Dzoba (UKR) | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roksolana Dzoba (UKR) | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lenka Kuncova (CZE) | 84 | Gizem Girismen (TUR) | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyne Tremblay (CAN) | 49 | Lenka Kuncova (CZE) | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gizem Girismen (TUR) | 103 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gizem Girismen (TUR) | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fu Hongzhi (CHN) | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketa Sidkova (CZE) | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aya Nakanishi (JPN) | 82 | Aya Nakanishi (JPN) | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanife Ozturk (TUR) | 78 | Aya Nakanishi (JPN) | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lelia Maufras du Chatellier (FRA) | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elisabetta Mijno (ITA) | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lelia Maufras du Chatellier (FRA) | 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aya Nakanishi (JPN) | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fu Hongzhi (CHN) | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cao Xuerong (CHN) | 79 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tanja Schultz (GER) | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cao Xuerong (CHN) | 81 | Xiao Yanhong (CHN) | 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kathy Critchlow-Smith (GBR) | 83 | Fu Hongzhi (CHN) | 99 | Aya Nakanishi (JPN) | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Larysa Mikhnyeva (UKR) | 70 | Kathy Critchlow-Smith (GBR) | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fu Hongzhi (CHN) | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's individual recurve Standing at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Green Archery Field | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 9–13 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
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The Standing class was won by Lee Hwa Sook, representing 
South Korea. [3]
| Rank | Archer | Score | 10's | X's | Notes |
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| 1 | Lee Hwa-sook (KOR) | 614 | 15 | 6 | WR |
| 2 | Gao Fangxia (CHN) | 593 | 9 | 3 | |
| 3 | Brigitte Duboc (FRA) | 572 | 12 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Magali Comte (SUI) | 571 | 10 | 1 | |
| 5 | Kim Ki-hee (KOR) | 567 | 18 | 5 | |
| 6 | Kim Ran-sook (KOR) | 564 | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 |  Byambasuren Javzmaa (MGL) | 563 | 8 | 3 | |
| 8 | Yae Yamakawa (JPN) | 561 | 6 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Eliane Salden-Otten (NED) | 560 | 6 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Anna Tzika (GRE) | 550 | 5 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Małgorzata Olejnik (POL) | 541 | 6 | 2 | |
| 12 | Kimiko Konishi (JPN) | 536 | 9 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Lindsey Carmichael (USA) | 536 | 4 | 2 | |
| 14 | Bohdana Nikitenko (UKR) | 536 | 2 | 1 | |
| 15 | Kay Lucas (GBR) | 535 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | Yan Huilian (CHN) | 534 | 5 | 2 | |
| 17 | Alicja Bukanska (POL) | 533 | 5 | 0 | |
| 18 | Katharina Schett (GER) | 520 | 4 | 0 | |
| 19 | Wieslawa Wolak (POL) | 513 | 4 | 2 | |
| 20 | Wang Yanhong (CHN) | 495 | 6 | 4 |
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Hwa Sook (KOR) | 101 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alicja Bukanska (POL) | 96 | Yan Huilian (CHN) | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yan Huilian (CHN) | 98 | Lee Hwa Sook (KOR) | 107 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliane Salden-Otten (NED) | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliane Salden-Otten (NED) | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yae Yamakawa (JPN) | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Hwa Sook (KOR) | 101 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindsey Carmichael (USA) | 101 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Ki Hee (KOR) | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kimiko Konishi (JPN) | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Ki Hee (KOR) | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindsey Carmichael (USA) | 89 | Lindsey Carmichael (USA) | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wang Yanhong (CHN) | 82 | Lindsey Carmichael (USA) | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Magali Comte (SUI) | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Hwa Sook (KOR) | 103 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gao Fangxia (CHN) | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brigitte Duboc (FRA) | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wieslawa Wolak (POL) | 79 | Bohdana Nikitenko (UKR) | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bohdana Nikitenko (UKR) | 82 | Brigitte Duboc (FRA) | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Małgorzata Olejnik (POL) | 101 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Małgorzata Olejnik (POL) | 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Ran Sook (KOR) | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Małgorzata Olejnik (POL) | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gao Fangxia (CHN) | 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Byambasuren Javzmaa (MGL) | 85 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anna Tzika (GRE) | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anna Tzika (GRE) | 83 | Lindsey Carmichael (USA) | 105 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kay Lucas (GBR) | 85 | Gao Fangxia (CHN) | 106 | Małgorzata Olejnik (POL) | 101 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Katharina Schett (GER) | 70 | Kay Lucas (GBR) | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gao Fangxia (CHN) | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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