Naomi Anne Folkard is a British archer who has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games five times between 2004 and 2020. She has also represented Great Britain at the World Archery Championships and the Archery World Cup, and England at the Commonwealth Games.
The World Archery Federation is the governing body of the sport of archery. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is composed of 156 national federations and other archery associations, and is recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
Deepika Kumari is an Indian professional archer. She won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the women's individual recurve event. She also won a gold there in the women's team recurve event with Dola Banerjee and Bombayala Devi. She won individual gold in two of the three stages of the World Cup—one in Guatemala and another in Paris. In the process she also reclaimed the number one ranking after nine years at the Paris World Cup. Deepika won individual gold medals at the Archery World Cup Stage 1. She defeated Mexico by 5–1 in the final to win the gold in Paris.
Ki Bo-bae is a South Korean recurve archer and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She was the winner of the women's team and women's individual events at the 2012 Summer Olympics and of the women's team event again at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she also took bronze in the individual competition. Her tally of four Olympic medals places her among the most decorated archers in Olympic history.
Marcus Vinicius Carvalho Lopes D'Almeida, known as Marcus D'Almeida, is a Brazilian athlete who competes in recurve archery. In February 2023, he became the first Brazilian to lead the world archery ranking in his category, the recurve bow.
Chang Hye-jin is a South Korean former recurve archer. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Chang was the Olympic champion in both the women's individual and women's team events at 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She is also a former number one-ranked recurve archer, having headed the World Archery Rankings between 2017 and 2019.
Patrick Huston is a British two-time Olympian archer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He captured three world championship titles under the youth level, and eventually competed as a member of the two person archery squad of Team GB at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio, losing the first round match to the eventual champion Ku Bon-chan of South Korea. In the Tokyo 2020 Olympics his best result was a men's team 5th. Huston currently lives near Lilleshall National Sporting Centre and trained full-time under senior national coach Richard Priestman for Archery UK, while remaining a loyal founding member of East Belfast Archery Club. World ranking 14 at 16 January 2023
Mete Gazoz is a Turkish recurve archer. He won the gold medal in the men's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He also represented Turkey at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the 2023 World Archery Championships held in Berlin, Mete Gazoz emerged victorious, claiming the prestigious Individual title. In an intense final, he triumphed over the skilled Canadian archer Eric Peters, securing his place as the first Turkish archer to achieve the esteemed recurve gold medal in a World Championship.
Choi Mi-sun is a South Korean recurve archer. She won gold medal in the women's team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Kang Un-ju is a North Korean recurve archer.
Ankita Bhakat is an Indian recurve archer, who is currently ranked world number 20 by the World Archery Federation. She is a member of the Indian national recurve team and competes in international events in the women's individual, women's team and the mixed team recurve categories. She competed in the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships held at Rosario, Argentina, and won the gold medal in the recurve junior mixed team event with partner Jemson Singh Ningthoujam.
The archery competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are currently taking place over a seven-day period, from 25 July to 4 August, at Les Invalides. 128 archers are currently competing across five events, with the mixed team recurve returning to the Olympic program for the second time.
Bhajan Kaur Hanjra is an Indian archer from Haryana. She was selected for the Indian Archery team for the recurve events at the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China. Along with Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur, she won the Women's team recurve event bronze medal for India. The Indian trio defeated Vietnam team 6-2 in the bronze-medal play-off. On 16 June 2024, she won a gold in the final Olympic qualifier at Anatalya, Turkey. She represented India at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Paris.
BommadevaraDhiraj is an Indian archer from Andhra Pradesh. He represents India in the recurve men's individual and team events. In the recurve men, he is ranked 15th in the World Rankings. He booked a berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. In the buildup to the Olympics in June 2024, he won a bronze medal at the World Cup 2024 in Antalya.
Conor Hall is a British archer competing in recurve events. He was selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Alex Wise is a British archer competing in recurve events. He was selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Megan Havers is a British archer competing in women's recurve events. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
An Qixuan is a Chinese archer competing in women's recurve events. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics and subsequently won a silver medal.
Wang Yan is a Chinese archer competing in recurve events. He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Kao Wenchao is a Chinese archer competing in recurve events. He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
