Archery was introduced at the second modern Olympics in Paris in 1900. There were seven archery events at those Games, with France winning four golds and Belgium winning three. A pivotal event in archery’s Olympic history, Barcelona 1992 introduced the head-to-head match format to the Games.

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Olympic sports

In 1900, archery made its debut as an Olympic event in Paris, although it was not considered an official part of the program. It wasn’t until 1904, at the St. Louis Games, that archery was recognized as an official Olympic sport. Since then, archery has been a regular fixture in the Summer Olympics, with both individual and team events being contested. The men’s and women’s teams are seeded Nos. 1-12 based on the combined scores of their three archers from the ranking round. Nos. 1-4 receive a bye in the opening round as Nos. 5-12 compete for spots in the quarterfinals. There were two match arenas, running side by side, for the archery competitions at Beijing 2008.

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• Each competitor shoots 72 arrows at a target 70 meters away in 12 sets (also called ends) of six arrows each.
• Archery first entered the Olympic programme in Paris in 1900.
• Its effectiveness made archers highly sought after and respected within military ranks.
• Archery became a popular pastime for the nobility and upper classes, especially in European countries like England and France.
• The Renaissance period witnessed a shift in archery’s role, transitioning it from primarily a military skill to a recreational activity.
• In fact, the American men didn’t get near an archery podium at the 1992 Games; Jay Barrs finished a U.S.-best seventh individually, and the team placed sixth.

Despite the fact that competitions were taking place, there was no organization regulating archery. The World Archery Federation (FITA) was established in 1931 in Poland, and it subsequently developed the rules for conducting competitions. There are an additional 18 individual qualification spots for each gender, bringing the total number of competitors in each individual event to 64.

Seven men’s disciplines in varying distances were contested. At the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, six archery events were contested, of which three were men’s and three were women’s competitions. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, three archery events were held. Archery was not featured at the 1912 Summer Olympics but reappeared in the 1920 Summer Olympics but only as a men’s event.

That makes a total of 23 gold medals for South Korean archers. The United States has the second-highest number gold medals, with a total of eight. If the match is tied after four sets, it goes to a shoot-off in which each archer shoots one arrow. The team with the highest combined score in the shoot-off wins the match. If the teams earn the same score in the shoot-off, the team with the arrow closest to the center of the target in the shoot-off is named the winner.