| Archery at the XIV Paralympic Games | |
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| Venue | Royal Artillery Barracks |
| Dates | 30 August – 5 September |
| Competitors | 140 |
| Archery at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Individual | ||
| Compound | men | women |
| Recurve | men | women |
| Team | ||
| Recurve | men | women |
Archery at the 2012 Summer Paralympics consisted of nine events, five for men and four for women. The competitions were held at the Royal Artillery Barracks from 30 August to 5 September 2012. [1]
Archers were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed archers to compete against others with a similar level of function.
Archery classes are:
| R | Ranking Round | E | Elimination Rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Thu 30 | Fri 31 | Sat 1 | Sun 2 | Mon 3 | Tue 4 | Wed 5 | ||||
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| Men's Individual Compound Open | R | E | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's Individual Compound W1 | R | E | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's Individual Recurve W1/W2 | R | E | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's Individual Recurve Standing | R | E | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's Team Recurve | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||
| Women's Individual Compound Open | R | E | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's Individual Recurve W1/W2 | R | E | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's Individual Recurve Standing | R | E | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's Team Recurve | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||
139 archers from 29 nations competed.
Azerbaijan (1)
Canada (5)
China (7)
Chinese Taipei (3)
Czech Republic (8)
Finland (5)
France (5)
Germany (4)
Great Britain (13)
Greece (1)
Iran (6)
Italy (10)
Japan (3)
Malaysia (3)
Mexico (1)
Mongolia (2)
Netherlands (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (5)
Russia (8)
Slovakia (4)
South Korea (9)
Spain (3)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (2)
Thailand (2)
Turkey (11)
Ukraine (7)
United States (7)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual compound | Open | Jere Forsberg  Finland | Matt Stutzman  United States | Doğan Hancı  Turkey |
| W1 | Jeff Fabry United States | David Drahonínský  Czech Republic | Norbert Murphy  Canada | |
| Individual recurve | Standing | Timur Tuchinov  Russia | Oleg Shestakov Russia | Mikhail Oyun Russia |
| W1/W2 | Oscar De Pellegrin  Italy | Hasihin Sanawi  Malaysia | Lung Hui Tseng  Chinese Taipei | |
| Team recurve | Open | Russia (RUS) Mikhail Oyun Oleg Shestakov Timur Tuchinov | South Korea (KOR) Jung Young Joo Kim Suk Ho Lee Myeong-Gu | China (CHN) Cheng Changjie Dong Zhi Li Zongshan |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual compound | Open | Danielle Brown  Great Britain | Mel Clarke Great Britain | Stepanida Artakhinova Russia |
| Individual recurve | Standing | Huilian Yan  China | Hwa Sook Lee  South Korea | Milena Olszewska  Poland |
| W1/W2 | Zahra Nemati  Iran | Elisabetta Mijno Italy | Jinzhi Li China | |
| Team recurve | Open | South Korea (KOR) Kim Ran Sook Ko Hee Sook Lee Hwa Sook | China (CHN) Gao Fangxia Xiao Yanhong Yan Huilian | Iran (IRI) Zahra Javanmard Zahra Nemati Razieh Shir Mohammadi |
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