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Archery is one of the first sports to be competed at 1960 Summer Paralympics. Its competing athletes are wheelchair users [1]
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Archery is one of the first sports to be competed at 1960 Summer Paralympics. Its competing athletes are wheelchair users [1]
Updated to the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [2]
| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 19 | 8 | 18 | 45 |
| 2 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 17 | 22 | 21 | 60 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 15 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 15 | 10 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 |  West Germany (FRG) | 15 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 7 |  China (CHN) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 |  South Africa (RSA) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 |  Japan (JPN) | 5 | 12 | 9 | 26 |
| 10 |  Belgium (BEL) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 |  Australia (AUS) | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 12 |  Finland (FIN) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| 14 |  Rhodesia (RHO) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 |  Norway (NOR) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 |  Austria (AUT) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Iran (IRI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 18 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 |  Canada (CAN) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 21 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 22 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 23 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 24 |  Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 |  Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 |  Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 28 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 |  Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 |  Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Unified Team (EUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (37 entries) | 163 | 153 | 141 | 457 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona | Koichi Minami  Japan | Richard Spizzirri  United States | Giampiero Mercandelli  Italy |
| 1996 Atlanta | Ouk Soo Lee  South Korea | Jappie Walstra  Netherlands | Udo Wolf  Germany |
| 2000 Sydney | Zdenek Sebek  Czech Republic | Olivier Hatem  France | Dejan Miladinovic France |
| 2004 Athens | John Cavanagh  Great Britain | Anders Groenberg  Sweden | Jeffrey Fabry United States |
| 2008 Beijing | David Drahonisky Czech Republic | John Cavanagh Great Britain | Jeffrey Fabry United States |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona | Orazio Pizzorni Italy | Hermann Nortmann Germany | Udo Wolf Germany |
| 1996 Atlanta | Martti Rantavouri  Finland | Kurt MacCaferri  Switzerland | Koichi Minami Japan |
| 2000 Sydney | Hong Gu Lee  South Korea | Young Joo Jung South Korea | Oscar De Pellegrin Italy |
| 2004 Athens | Mario Oehme Germany | Young Joo Jung South Korea | Hong Gu Lee South Korea |
| 2008 Beijing | Cheng Changjie  China | Marco Vitale Italy | Tseng Lung-Hui  Chinese Taipei |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona | Jens Fudge  Denmark | Kenichi Nishii Japan | Hyun Kwan Cho South Korea |
| 1996 Atlanta | Ryszard Olejnik  Poland | Jean-François Garcia France | Tae Sung An South Korea |
| 2000 Sydney | Tae Sung An South Korea | Serhiy Atamanenko  Ukraine | Imrich Lycosa  Slovakia |
| 2004 Athens | Imrich Lycosa Slovakia | Tomasz Lezanski Poland | Tae Sung An South Korea |
| 2008 Beijing | Baatarjav Dambadondog  Mongolia | Fabrice Meunier France | Chen Yegang China |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona | Germany (GER) | Italy (ITA) |  South Korea (KOR) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Germany (GER) | Italy (ITA) | South Korea (KOR) |
| 2000 Sydney | Italy (ITA) | France (FRA) |  South Korea (KOR) |
| 2004 Athens | South Korea (KOR) | Japan (JPN) | United States (USA) |
| 2008 Beijing | South Korea (KOR) | China (CHN) | Italy (ITA) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona | South Korea (KOR) | Spain (ESP) | France (FRA) |
| 1996 Atlanta | South Korea (KOR) | Poland (POL) | Japan (JPN) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona | Paola Fantato Italy | Elli Korva Finland | Hifumi Suzuki Japan |
| 1996 Atlanta | Hifumi Suzuki Japan | Sandra Truccolo Italy | Paola Fantato Italy |
| 2000 Sydney | Paola Fantato Italy | Kathleen Smith Great Britain | Hee Sook Ko South Korea |
| 2004 Athens | Paola Fantato  Italy | Naomi Isozaki  Japan | Nako Hirasawa Japan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona | Tatiana Grishko  Unified Team | Siv Thulin Sweden | Hanne Tved Denmark |
| 1996 Atlanta | Małgorzata Olejnik Poland | Anita Chapman Great Britain | Marie-Francoise Hybois France |
| 2000 Sydney | Anita Chapman Great Britain | Małgorzata Olejnik Poland | Malgorzata Korzeniowska Poland |
| 2004 Athens | Yanhong Wang China | Wasana Karpmaichan  Thailand | Małgorzata Olejnik Poland |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Atlanta | Italy (ITA) | Japan (JPN) | Great Britain (GBR) |
| 2000 Sydney | Italy (ITA) | Great Britain (GBR) | Japan (JPN) |
| 2004 Athens | Great Britain (GBR) |  Italy (ITA) | South Korea (KOR) |
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