The archery competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Yamuna Sports Complex between 4 and 10 October. This was the second games appearance of the optional Commonwealth Games sport, almost thirty years after its debut at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. [1] Twenty-three nations entered archers into the tournament. [2]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
2 | India | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
3 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (6 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Archery at the Commonwealth Games is target archery, where competitors shoot arrows at outdoor targets at marked distances. Eight events are included: four each for women and men, with separate events for recurve and compound bows. [2] The events are:
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's recurve individual | Rahul Banerjee India | Jason Lyon Canada | Jayanta Talukdar India |
Men's recurve team | Matthew Gray Mat Masonwells and Taylor Worth Australia | Muhammad Abdul Rahim Chu Cheng and Arif Ibrahim Putra Malaysia | Rahul Banerjee Tarundeep Rai and Jayanta Talukdar India |
Men's compound individual | Duncan Busby England | Christopher White England | Septimus Cilliers South Africa |
Men's compound team | Duncan Busby Liam Grimwood and Christopher White England | Ritul Chatterjee and Jignas Chittibomma Chinna Raju Srither India | Nico Benade Septimus Cilliers and Kobus de Wet South Africa |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women's recurve individual | Deepika Kumari India | Alison Williamson England | Dola Banerjee India |
Women's recurve team | Dola Banerjee Deepika Kumari and Bombayla Devi Laishram India | Naomi Folkard Amy Oliver and Alison Williamson England | Marie-Pier Beaudet Alana Macdougall and Kateri Vrakking Canada |
Women's compound individual | Nicky Hunt England | Doris Jones Canada | Cassie McCall Australia |
Women's compound team | Danielle Brown Nicky Hunt and Nichola Simpson England | Camille Bouffard-Demers Doris Jones and Ashley Wallace Canada | Bheigyabati Chanu Jhano Hansdah and Gagandeep Kaur India |
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