| Archery at the 2018 South American Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Complejo Aurora |
| Dates | 2–6 June |
| Nations | 9 |
There were 10 archery events at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Four for men and women and two mixes. The events were held between June 2 and 6 at the Complejo Aurora.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual |  Daniel Pineda (COL) |  Ricardo Soto (CHI) | Estiven Ramírez (COL) |
| Women's individual |  Graziela dos Santos (BRA) | Ana Clara Machado (BRA) |  Mayra Mendez (VEN) |
| Men's team | Colombia Daniel Pineda Estiven Ramírez Andrés Pila | Brazil Edson Kim Gustavo dos Santos Lugui da Cruz |  Argentina Ignacio Ariel Kevin Sabado Mario Jajarabilla |
| Women's team | Brazil Ana Clara Machado Graziela dos Santos Ana Luiza Caetano | Colombia Ana Rendón Maira Sepúlveda Valentina Contreras | Venezuela Mayra Mendez Verona Villegas Yerubi Suarez |
| Mixed team | Argentina Florencia Leithold Kevin Sabado | Venezuela Mayra Mendez Elías Malavé | Colombia Ana Rendón Daniel Pineda |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Camilo Cardona (COL) | Daniel Muñoz (COL) | Alejandro Martín (CHI) |
| Women's individual | Sara López (COL) | Nora Valdez (COL) | Ana Mendoza (VEN) |
| Men's team | Colombia Daniel Muñoz Camilo Cardona Sebastián Arenas | Venezuela Maico Gómez Eduardo González Nelson Torres | Argentina Walter Sabado Nelson Salinas Pablo Maio |
| Women's team | Colombia Sara López Alejandra Usquiano Nora Valdez | Venezuela Ana Mendoza Olga Bosch Luzmary Guedez | Argentina Melissa Regnasco María González Cynthia Mitchell |
| Mixed team | Colombia Sara López Camilo Cardona | Venezuela Luzmary Guedez Nelson Torres | Chile Fernanda Lagos Alejandro Martin |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia (COL) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
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