Archery had its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 18 Olympiads. 105 nations have competed in the Olympic archery events, with France appearing the most often at 15 times. The most noticeable trend has been the excellence of South Korean archers, who have won 32 out of 44 gold medals in archery events since 1984. Olympic archery 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.
Argentina competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included fifty-five athletes, forty-four men and eleven women. Argentinian competitors won four medals, two silver and two bronze to finish sixty-second in the medal table.
Spain competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 158 athletes—123 men and 35 women. Spanish competitors won 71 medals, 20 gold, 27 silver and 24 bronze, to finish 7th in the medal table.
Germany competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 212 athletes—140 men and 72 women. German competitors won 78 medals, 19 gold, 28 silver and 31 bronze, to finish 8th in the medal table.
Japan competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 162 athletes—108 men and 54 women. Japanese competitors won 52 medals, 17 gold, 15 silver and 20 bronze, to finish 10th in the medal table.
France competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 136 athletes, 106 men and 30 women. French competitors won 74 medals, 18 gold, 26 silver and 30 bronze to finish 9th in the medal table.
New Zealand competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 36 athletes, 28 men and 8 women. Competitors from New Zealand won ten medals, including 6 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze to finish 36th in the medal table.
Brazil competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 96 athletes, 74 men and 22 women. Competitors from Brazil won 33 medals, including 14 gold, 12 silver and 7 bronze to finish 14th in the medal table.
Cuba competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 24 athletes, 19 men and 5 women. Competitors from Cuba won 11 medals, including 2 gold, 2 silver and 7 bronze to finish 43rd in the medal table.
South Korea competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 82 athletes, 72 men and 10 women. Competitors from Korea won 28 medals, including 11 gold, 11 silver and 6 bronze to finish 16th in the medal table.
Malaysia competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 19 athletes, 15 men and 4 women, but won no medals. These were the first games where the country sent athletes to compete in sporting events other than athletics, powerlifting, and swimming. As recently as the 2024 Summer Paralympics, this was the only time that the Malaysian contingent sent athletes to compete in judo.
Belgium competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 25 athletes, 24 men and one woman. Competitors from Belgium won 7 medals, including 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze to finish 36th in the medal table.
Denmark competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 32 athletes, 22 men and 10 women. Competitors from Denmark won 15 medals, including 5 gold, 3 silver and 7 bronze to finish 29th in the medal table.
Finland competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 54 athletes, 31 men and 23 women. Competitors from Finland won 8 medals, including 4 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze to finish 33rd in the medal table.
Netherlands competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 95 athletes, 53 men and 42 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 29 medals, including 5 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze to finish 27th in the medal table.
Poland competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 104 athletes, 70 men and 34 women. Competitors from Poland won 54 medals, including 10 gold, 25 silver and 19 bronze to finish 18th in the medal table.
Slovenia competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 28 athletes, 14 men and 14 women. Competitors from Slovenia won 4 medals, including 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze to finish 49th in the medal table.
Sweden competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 41 athletes, 32 men and 9 women. Competitors from Sweden won 21 medals, including 8 gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze to finish 21st in the medal table.
The men's individual standing archery competition at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was held from 21 to 25 September at the Olympic Baseball Centre (Athens).
Khetam Kamal Hasan Abuawad is a Jordanian para table tennis player who has spina bifida and has won two medals at the Summer Paralympics and has been competing for Jordan internationally since 1998. She is currently ranked world number one in singles class 5 and world number six in teams class.
Czechoslovakia (1972–1992)
