This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in archery.
Competition format:
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Tokyo |  South Korea (KOR)Kim Je-deok An San |  Netherlands (NED)Steve Wijler Gabriela Schloesser |  Mexico (MEX)Luis Álvarez Alejandra Valencia |
| 2024 Paris |
Early Olympic archery competitions (1900–1920) included events unique for each Games.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Au cordon doré, 50 metres | Henri Hérouin  France | Hubert Van Innis  Belgium | Émile Fisseux France |
| Au cordon doré, 33 metres | Hubert Van Innis Belgium | Victor Thibaud France | Charles Frédéric Petit France |
| Au chapelet, 50 metres | Eugène Mougin France | Henri Helle France | Émile Mercier France |
| Au chapelet, 33 metres | Hubert Van Innis Belgium | Victor Thibaud France | Charles Frédéric Petit France |
| Championnat du Monde | Henri Hérouin France | Hubert Van Innis Belgium | None awarded |
| Sur la perche à la herse | Emmanuel Foulon Belgium | Emile Druart Belgium | None awarded |
| Auguste Serrurier France | |||
| Sur la perche à la pyramide | Émile Grumiaux France | Auguste Serrurier France | Louis Glineur Belgium |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double American round | George Bryant  United States | Robert Williams United States | William Thompson United States |
| Double York round | George Bryant United States | Robert Williams United States | William Thompson United States |
| Team round |  United States (USA)Potomac Archers William Thompson Robert Williams Louis Maxson Galen Spencer | United States (USA) Cincinnati Archers Charles Woodruff William Clark Charles Hubbard Samuel Duvall | United States (USA) Boston Archers George Bryant Wallace Bryant Cyrus Edwin Dallin Henry B. Richardson |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Columbia round | Matilda Howell United States | Emma Cooke United States | Jessie Pollock United States |
| Double national round | Matilda Howell United States | Emma Cooke United States | Jessie Pollock United States |
| Team round | United States (USA) Matilda Howell Jessie Pollock Emily Woodruff Leonie Taylor | United States (USA) Emma Cooke Mabel Taylor | None awarded |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental style | Eugène Grisot France | Louis Vernet France | Gustave Cabaret France |
| Double York round | William Dod  Great Britain | Reginald Brooks-King Great Britain | Henry B. Richardson United States |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double National round | Queenie Newall Great Britain | Charlotte Dod Great Britain | Beatrice Hill-Lowe Great Britain |
The following table shows the most successful athletes in Olympic archery since 1972 by medals won:
Four events were contested in archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. These events included team competitions for the first time in modern Olympic archery. Men's and women's individual competitions continued to be part of the schedule as well.
At the 1976 Summer Olympics two archery events were contested. It was the second iteration of the modern archery competition in the Olympics, following the same format as in the 1972 Summer Olympics. The two events were men's individual and women's individual, and the competition in each event consisted of a double FITA round. Archers shot a total of 288 arrows at 4 different distances.
Takaharu Furukawa is an archery athlete from Japan, competing in both individual and team archery events. He competed in the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the 2006 All-Japan National Champion,
Archery had its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 16 Olympiads. Eighty-four nations have competed in the Olympic archery events, with France appearing the most often at 31 times. The most noticeable trend has been the excellence of South Korean archers, who have won 27 out of 39 gold medals in events since 1984. It is governed by the World Archery Federation. Recurve archery is the only discipline of archery featured at the Olympic Games. Archery is also an event at the Summer Paralympics.
Mongolia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 39 competitors, 37 men and 2 women, took part in 39 events in 7 sports.
Poland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 290 competitors, 252 men and 38 women, took part in 150 events in 22 sports.
Puerto Rico competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 53 competitors, all men, took part in 37 events in 10 sports.
Finland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 96 competitors, 89 men and 7 women, took part in 75 events in 16 sports.
Doreen Viola Hansen Wilber was an American archer from Rutland, Iowa.
Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics was contested in the format used since 1972. There were two events: men's individual and women's individual. Points were in a format called the double FITA round, which included 288 arrows shot over four days at four different distances: 70 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters for women; 90 meters, 70 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters for men. It was the fourth, and last, time that the format was used in Olympic competition.
Target archery is the most popular form of archery, in which members shoot at stationary circular targets at varying distances. All types of bow – longbow, barebow, recurve and compound – can be used. In Great Britain, imperial rounds, measured in yards, are still used for many tournaments and these have slightly different rules to metric (WA) rounds, which are used internationally. Archers are divided into seniors and juniors, with juniors being those under the age of 21.
The men's individual archery event at the 1972 Summer Olympics was part of the archery programme. The event consisted of a double FITA round. For each round, the archer shot 36 arrows at each of four distances—90, 50, 70, and 30 metres. The highest score for each arrow was 10 points, giving a possible maximum of 2880 points.
The women's individual archery event at the 1972 Summer Olympics was part of the archery programme. The event consisted of a double FITA round. For each round, the archer shot 36 arrows at each of four distances—70, 60, 50, and 30 metres. The highest score for each arrow was 10 points, giving a possible maximum of 2880 points.
The women's individual archery event at the 2012 Olympic Games was held from 27 July to 2 August 2012 at Lord's Cricket Ground in London in the United Kingdom. The event was one of four which comprised the 2012 Olympic archery programme of sports and was the eleventh time the women's individual competition was contested as an Olympic event. Forty different nations qualified for the competition, sending a total of sixty-four archers to compete. The defending Olympic champion from 2008 was Zhang Juanjuan of China, who did not compete following her retirement in 2010.
The archery events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place in Yumenoshima Park. Five events were planned with a mixed team event staged for the first time.
The men's individual archery event at the 1976 Summer Olympics was part of the archery programme. The event consisted of a double FITA round. For each round, the archer shot 36 arrows at each of four distances—90, 50, 70, and 30 metres. The highest score for each arrow was 10 points, giving a possible maximum of 2880 points. 23 nations sent 37 archers to the men's competition.
The women's individual archery event at the 1976 Summer Olympics was part of the archery programme. The event consisted of a double FITA round. For each round, the archer shot 36 arrows at each of four distances—70, 60, 50, and 30 metres. The highest score for each arrow was 10 points, giving a possible maximum of 2880 points. 16 nations sent 27 athletes to the women's competition in archery.
The men's individual archery event was one of five archery events at the 2020 Summer Olympics. It was held at Yumenoshima Park. There were 64 competitors from 40 nations, with nations having either 1 or 3 archers.
The women's individual archery event was one of five archery events held at the 2020 Summer Olympics. It was held at Yumenoshima Park. There were 64 competitors from 40 nations, with each nation having either 1 or 3 archers.
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