Archery at the Summer Paralympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Archery at the Summer Paralympics
Governing body	WA
Events	9 (men: 5; women: 4)
Games
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Medalists

Para-archery has been contested at every Summer Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1960. Separate individual and team events are held for men and women. Archers are classified according to the extent of their disability, with separate individual events for each of three classes.

• W1 - Wheelchair and Cerebral Palsy athletes with impairment in all four limbs
• W2 - Wheelchair users with full arm function.
• W3 - Standing athletes in Amputee, Les Autres and Cerebral Palsy categories. Some athletes in the standing group will sit on a high stool for support but will still have their feet touching the ground.

Summary

Games	Year	Events	Best Nation
1	1960	8	United States
2	1964	12	United States
3	1968	13	United States
4	1972	12	West Germany
5	1976	18	France
6	1980	15	West Germany
7	1984	18	France
8	1988	9	South Korea
9	1992	7	Italy
10	1996	8	Poland
11	2000	7	Italy
12	2004	7	Great Britain
13	2008	9	China
14	2012	9	Russia
15	2016	9	Great Britain
16	2020	9	China

Medal summary

Overall results, updated to the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain (GBR)	21	24	23	68
2	United States (USA)	20	8	16	44
3	South Korea (KOR)	16	11	15	42
4	France (FRA)	16	11	12	39
5	West Germany (FRG)	15	9	8	32
6	China (CHN)	14	9	7	30
7	Italy (ITA)	8	13	12	33
8	South Africa (RSA)	6	4	1	11
9	Iran (IRI)	6	3	3	12
10	Japan (JPN)	5	12	9	26
11	Sweden (SWE)	5	5	3	13
12	Belgium (BEL)	4	6	2	12
13	Finland (FIN)	4	5	3	12
14	Rhodesia (RHO)	4	0	0	4
15	Australia (AUS)	3	9	5	17
16	Czech Republic (CZE)	3	5	3	11
17	Norway (NOR)	3	3	3	9
18	Austria (AUT)	3	2	1	6
19	Canada (CAN)	3	0	2	5
20	Netherlands (NED)	2	9	3	14
21	Poland (POL)	2	4	3	9
22	Switzerland (SUI)	2	3	4	9
23	Germany (GER)	2	1	3	6
24	Russia (RUS)	2	1	2	5
25	Denmark (DEN)	2	0	2	4
26	Turkey (TUR)	1	2	2	5
27	Ireland (IRL)	1	1	0	2
	New Zealand (NZL)	1	1	0	2
29	Slovakia (SVK)	1	0	3	4
30	RPC (RPC)	1	0	2	3
31	Mexico (MEX)	1	0	0	1
	Mongolia (MGL)	1	0	0	1
	Unified Team (EUN)	1	0	0	1
34	Spain (ESP)	0	3	0	3
	Thailand (THA)	0	3	0	3
36	Chile (CHI)	0	1	0	1
	Malaysia (MAS)	0	1	0	1
	Ukraine (UKR)	0	1	0	1
39	Chinese Taipei	0	0	2	2
40	India (IND)	0	0	1	1
Totals (40 entries)		179	170	155	504

Multi medalists

List of archers who have won at least two gold medals or five medals in archery. Active archers are in bold.

Athlete	No.	Country	Years	Games	Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Paola Fantato	1	Italy (ITA)	1988-2004	5	F	5	1	2	8
Margaret Harriman	2	Rhodesia (RHO)	1960-1964	2	F	4	0	0	4
Zahra Nemati	3	Iran (IRI)	2012-2020	3	F	3	1	1	5
Anita Chapman	3	Great Britain (GBR)	1996-2004	3	F	2	2	1	5
Lee Hwa Sook	5	South Korea (KOR)	2008-2012	2	F	2	1	0	3
Oscar De Pellegrin	6	Italy (ITA)	2000-2012	4	M	2	0	2	4
Danielle Brown	7	Great Britain (GBR)	2008-2012	2	F	2	0	0	2

Nations

Armenia (ARM)																	1
Australia (AUS)																	12
Austria (AUT)																	5
Azerbaijan (AZE)																	2
Belarus (BLR)																	2
Belgium (BEL)																	10
Brazil (BRA)																	2
Canada (CAN)																	13
China (CHN)																	4
Chinese Taipei (TPE)																	4
Colombia (COL)																	3
Cyprus (CYP)																	2
Czech Republic (CZE)																	5
Denmark (DEN)																	9
Egypt (EGY)																	1
Finland (FIN)																	12
France (FRA)																	15
Georgia (GEO)																	1
Germany (GER)																	8
Great Britain (GBR)																	15
Greece (GRE)																	5
Guatemala (GUA)																	1
Hong Kong (HKG)																	8
Hungary (HUN)																	3
Iceland (ISL)																	1
India (IND)																	3
Indonesia (INA)																	1
Iran (IRI)																	4
Iraq (IRQ)																	1
Ireland (IRL)																	8
Israel (ISR)																	5
Italy (ITA)																	14
Jamaica (JAM)																	2
Japan (JPN)																	13
Kazakhstan (KAZ)																	1
Kenya (KEN)																	1
Latvia (LAT)																	1
Luxembourg (LUX)																	5
Malaysia (MAS)																	4
Malta (MLT)																	1
Mexico (MEX)																	6
Mongolia (MGL)																	5
Netherlands (NED)																	11
New Zealand (NZL)																	7
Norway (NOR)																	10
Poland (POL)																	7
Puerto Rico (PUR)																	3
Rhodesia (RHO)																	3
Russia (RUS)																	2
Singapore (SGP)																	1
Slovakia (SVK)																	5
South Africa (RSA)																	6
South Korea (KOR)																	10
Spain (ESP)																	12
Sri Lanka (SRI)																	2
Sweden (SWE)																	14
Switzerland (SUI)																	14
Thailand (THA)																	5
Turkey (TUR)																	3
Ukraine (UKR)																	6
Unified Team (EUN)																	1
United States (USA)																	15
Venezuela (VEN)																	1
West Germany (FRG)																	6
Zimbabwe (ZIM)																	1
Nations	8	12	24	27	26	23	24	22	26	23	25	31	28	29	40
Competitors	19	41	154	150	141	111	126	110	94	78	96	96	134	139	137
Year	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20

See also

In Spanish: Tiro con arco en los Juegos Paralímpicos para niños

• Archery at the Summer Olympics
• World Para Archery Championship