| Archery at the 2014 Asian Para Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Archery | |
| Location | South Korea |
Archery at the 2014 Asian Para Games was held at Gyeyang Asiad Archery Field in Incheon, South Korea from 20 to 23 October 2014. [1] [2]
| Archery at the 2014 Asian Para Games | |
|---|---|
| Paralympic Archery | |
| Location | South Korea |
Archery at the 2014 Asian Para Games was held at Gyeyang Asiad Archery Field in Incheon, South Korea from 20 to 23 October 2014. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran (IRI) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual compound | open | Nori Hadi Iran | Wu Tung Sang Hong Kong | Shin Dong-Heon South Korea |
| W1 | Koo Dong Sub South Korea | Jang Dae Sung South Korea | Kim Ok Geum South Korea | |
| Individual recurve | standing | Ranjbarkivaj Ebrahim Iran | Zhao Lixue China | Kimimasa Onodera Japan |
| W1/W2 (not held) | - | - | - | |
| Team recurve | open | Iran (IRI) | South Korea (KOR) |  Iraq (IRQ) |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual compound | open | Al-Murshedi Wurood Basim Ati Iraq | Jeong Jin Young South Korea | Kim Mi Soon South Korea |
| Individual recurve | standing (not held) | - | - | - |
| W1/W2 | Zahra Nemati Iran | Ye Jinyan China | Wu Chunyan China | |
| Team recurve | open | China (CHN) | South Korea (KOR) | Iran (IRI) |
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