Archery - Olympic Winners

Archery was a part of the Olympics in 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1920 and then it disappeared. It was again included in the Olympics in 1972. There are many winners who won medals in different categories of Archery in the Olympics and we will discuss about these winners in detail.

Kim Soo Nyung

Kim Soo Nyung belongs to Korea and has won medals in Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, and Sydney 2000. She started shooting arrows when she was nine years old. She participated in a regional competition and was the only winner. At the age of 13, she started playing archery and even left her middle school. At the age of 16, she became a part of the national team and won a gold medal at the international COQ France event. Later she participated in the 1988, 1992, and 2000 Olympics and won gold medals.

Darrell Pace

Darrel Pace is an archer from the USA whose records are unique in comparison to other archers. He won medals in the individual Olympic events in 1976 and 1984. He became the supreme competitor in the Olympics. He took part in the Olympic trials in 1972 and got 5th place. He won the US national championship in 1974 and gained 1291 points. In 1975, he was able to get 1316 points. He also participated in the World Archery Championships held in Switzerland in 1975. He participated in Montreal Olympics held in Canada in which two 1440 were shot in four days and Pace gained 2571 points.

Park Sung Hyun

Park Sung-Hyun is an archer from Korea who participated in the Athens Olympics in 2004 and the Beijing Olympics in 2008. She is considered as the greatest archer in the Olympics as she won three golds and one silver in two Olympics. She started practicing archery at the age of 11 and won the World Archery Championships held in Beijing in 2001 at the age of 18.

Hubert van Innis

Hubert van Innis belongs to Belgium and participated in the 1900 and 1920 Olympics. He is also one of the greatest archers and has won six golds and three silvers in two Olympics. In the 1900 Olympics, he was a part of the World's Fair which was considered as one of the biggest events. In this event, 5,000 archers participated. Most of them were from France and a few were from Belgium and Netherlands. He won a silver medal in 50m and a gold medal in two other events in which he defeated French archers. In the 1920 Olympics, he won four golds and one silver.

Yun Mi Jin

Yun Mi Jin belongs to Korea and is one of the best archers. She won two medals in the 2000 Olympics held in Sydney and one in the 2004 Olympics held in Athens. At the age of 18 years, she was a part of the national team and then she was selected for the Sydney Olympics. She participated in the individual competition and defeated Alison Williamson and Kim Soo-Nyung. Yun along with other Korean participants won gold by defeating Germany, the USA, and Ukraine. She also participated in the Asian Games in 2002 and next year. She also participated in the World Archery Championship held in New York.

Marco Galiazzo

Marco Galiazzo belongs to Italy and he participated in three Olympics listed below −

  • Athens 2004

  • Beijing 2008

  • London 2012

He won his first gold at the age of 21 in the Athens 2004 Olympics, Marco defeated Larry Godfrey in the semifinals and Hiroshi Yamamoto in the finals and won the gold medal. In the Beijing 2008 Olympics, he participated in the individual and team events. In the individual event, he won a gold and in the team event, he reached the final along with two other teammates - Ilario Di Buo and Mauro Nespoli. He won a silver in the team event. In the 2012 Olympics, He won a gold in the individual event.

Park Kyung-Mo

Park Kyung-Mo belongs to Korea and he has participated in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics held in Athens and Beijing respectively. He started his international career at the age of 15 and became a part of the national team at the age of 18. He won a gold in the individual event at the 1993 World Archery Championships. He participated in the 2004 Olympics and was defeated in the individual event. He also participated in the team event and won a gold. His team included Park Sung Hyun and Jang Hong Ho. He also participated in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 in a team event and won a gold and a silver in the individual event.

Michele Frangilli

Michele Frangilli belongs to Italy and has participated in the four Olympics which are −

  • Atlanta 1996

  • Sydney 2000

  • Athens 2004

  • London 2012

He started his archery career at the age of 10 and his coach was Vittorio who was also his father. He won a bronze in the 1996 Olympics in a team event. In the 2000 Olympics, he got 9th rank in the individual event and won a silver in the team event. He also participated in the 2004 Olympics but could not win any medals. He won a gold medal in the team event in the 2012 Olympics.

Lee Sung Jin

Lee Sung Jin belongs to Korea and participated in the 2004 and 2012 Olympics. She became a part of the national team in 2003 and won a gold in the 2004 Athens Olympics by defeating Park Sung Hyun. She won a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics in an individual event.

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Hiroshi Yamamoto belongs to Japan and participated in 5 Olympics listed below −

  • Los Angeles 1984

  • Seoul 1988

  • Barcelona 1992

  • Atlanta 1996

  • Athens 2004

He is a talented archer from Japan. He participated in the 1984 Olympics and won a silver medal in an individual event. He also participated in the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympics but could not win any medals. He participated in the 2012 Olympics and won a silver medal in an individual event.

List of Olympic Medalists in Archery

Here are the details of medals won in different events held in the Olympics from 1972 to 2020.

Men Event Individual

Games

Gold

Silver

Bronze

1972

Munich

John Williams

United States

Gunnar Jervill

Sweden

Kyösti Laasonen

Finland

1976

Montreal

Darrell Pace

United States

Hiroshi Michinaga

Japan

Giancarlo Ferrari

Italy

1980

Moscow

Tomi Poikolainen

Finland

Boris Isachenko

Soviet Union

Giancarlo Ferrari

Italy

1984

Los Angeles

Darrell Pace

United States

Richard McKinney

United States

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Japan

1988

Seoul

Jay Barrs

United States

Park Sung-soo

South Korea

Vladimir Yesheyev

Soviet Union

1996

Atlanta

Justin Huish

United States

Magnus petersson

Sweden

Oh Kyo-moon

South Korea

2000

Sydney

Simon Fairweather

Australia

Vic Wunderle

United States

Wietse van Alten

Netherlands

2004

Athens

Marco Galiazzo

Italy

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Japan

Tim Cuddihy

Australia

2008

Beijing

Viktor Ruban

Ukraine

Park Kyung-mo

South Korea

Bair Badenov

Russia

2012

London

Oh Jin-hyek

South Korea

Takaharu Furukawa

Japan

Dai Xiaoxiang

China

2016

Rio de Janeiro

Ku Bonchan

South Korea

Jean-Charles Valladont

France

Brady Ellison

United States

2020

Tokyo

Mete Gazoz

Turkey

Mauro Nespoli

Italy

Takaharu Furukawa

Japan

Men Event Team

Games

Gold

Silver

Bronze

1988

Seoul

South Korea (KOR)

Chun In-soo

Lee Han-sup

Park Sung-soo

United States (USA)

Jay Barrs

Richard McKinney

Darrell Pace

Great Britain (GBR)

Steven Hallard

Richard Priestman

Leroy Watson

1992

Barcelona

Spain (ESP)

Juan Holgado

Alfonso Menéndez

Antonio Vázquez

Finland (FIN)

Ismo Falck

Jari Lipponen

Tomi Poikolainen

Great Britain (GBR)

Steven Hallard

Richard Priestman

Simon Terry

1996

Atlanta

United States (USA)

Justin Huish

Butch Johnson

Rod White

South Korea (KOR)

Jang Yong-ho

Kim Bo-ram

Oh Kyo-moon

Italy (ITA)

Matteo Bisiani

Michele Frangilli

Andrea Parenti

2000

Sydney

South Korea (KOR)

Jang Yong-ho

Kim Chung-tae

Oh Kyo-moon

Italy (ITA)

Matteo Bisiani

Ilario Di Buò

Michele Frangilli

United States (USA)

Butch Johnson

Rod White

Vic Wunderle

2004

Athens

South Korea (KOR)

Im Dong-hyun

Jang Yong-ho

Park Kyung-mo

Chinese Taipei (TPE)

Chen Szu-yuan

Liu Ming-huang

Wang Cheng-pang

Ukraine (UKR)

Dmytro Hrachov

Viktor Ruban

Oleksandr Serdyuk

2008

Beijing

South Korea (KOR)

Im Dong-hyun Lee

Chang-hwan Park

Kyung-mo

Italy (ITA)

Ilario Di Buò

Marco Galiazzo

Mauro Nespoli

China (CHN)

Jiang Lin

Li Wenquan

Xue Haifeng

2012

London

Italy (ITA)

Michele Frangilli

Marco Galiazzo

Mauro Nespoli

United States (USA)

Brady Ellison

Jake Kaminski

Jacob Wukie

South Korea (KOR)

Im Dong-hyun

Kim Bub-min

Oh Jin-hyek

2016

Rio de janeiro

South Korea (KOR)

Kim Woo-jin

Ku Bon-chan

Lee Seung-yun

United States (USA)

Brady Ellison

Zach Garrett

Jake Kaminski

Australia (AUS)

Alec Potts

Ryan Tyack

Taylor Worth

2020

Tokyo

South Korea (KOR)

Kim Je-deok

Kim Woo-jin

Oh Jin-hyek

Chinese Taipei (TPE)

Deng Yu-cheng

Tang Chih-chun

Wei Chun-heng

Japan (JPN)

Takaharu Furukawa

Yuki Kawata

Hiroki Muto

Women Event Individual

Games

Gold

Silver

Bronze

1972

Munich

Doreen Wilber

United states

Irena Szydłowska

Poland

Emma Gapchenko

Soviet Union

1976

Montreal

Luann Ryon

United states

Valentyna Kovpan

Soviet Union

Zebiniso Rustamova

Soviet Union

1980

Moscow

Keto Losaberidze

Soviet Union

Natalya Butuzova

Soviet Union

Päivi Meriluoto

Finland

1984

Los Angeles

Seo Hyang-soon

South Korea

Li Lingjuan

China

Kim Jin-ho

South Korea

1988

Seoul

Kim Soo-nyung

South Korea

Wang Hee-kyung

South Korea

Yun Young-sook

South Korea

1992

Barcelona

Cho Youn-jeong

South Korea

Kim Soo-nyung

South Korea

Natalia Valeeva

Unified Team

1996

Atlanta

Kim Kyung-wook

South Korea

He Ying

China

Olena Sadovnycha

Ukraine

2000

Sydney

Yun Mi-jin

South Korea

Kim Nam-soon

South Korea

Kim Soo-nyung

South Korea

2004

Athens

Park Sung-hyun

South Korea

Lee Sung-jin

South Korea

Alison Williamson

Great Britain

2008

Beijing

Zhang Juanjuan

China

Park Sung-hyun

South Korea

Yun Ok-hee

South Korea

2012

London

Ki Bo-bae

South Korea

Aída Román

Mexico

Mariana Avitia

Mexico

2016

Rio de Janeiro

Chang Hye-jin

South Korea

Lisa Unruh

Germany

Ki Bo-bae

South Korea

2020

Tokyo

An San

South Korea

Elena

Osipova ROC

Lucilla

Boariltaly

Women Event team

Games

Gold

Silver

Bronze

1988

Seoul

South Korea (KOR)

Kim Soo-nyung

Wang Hee-kyung

Yun Young-sook

Indonesia (INA)

Lilies Handayani

Nurfitriyana Saiman

Kusuma Wardhani

United States (USA)

Deborah Ochs

Denise Parker

Melanie Skillman

1992

Barcelona

South Korea (KOR)

Cho Youn-jeong

Kim Soo-nyung

Lee Eun-kyung

China (CHN) Ma

Xiangjun

Wang Hong

Wang Xiaozhu

Unified Team (EUN)

Lyudmila Arzhanikova

Khatuna Kvrivichvili

Natalia Valeeva

1996

Atlanta

South Korea (KOR)

Kim Jo-sun

Kim Kyung-wook

Yoon Hye-young

Germany (GER)

Barbara Mensing

Cornelia Pfohl

Sandra Wagner-Sachse

Poland (POL)

Iwona Dzięcioł

Katarzyna Klata

Joanna Nowicka

2000

Sydney

South Korea (KOR)

Kim Nam-soon

Kim Soo-nyung

Yun Mi-jin

Ukraine (UKR)

Nataliya Burdeyna

Olena Sadovnycha

Kateryna Serdyuk

Germany (GER)

Barbara Mensing

Cornelia Pfohl

Sandra Wagner-Sachse

2004

Athens

South Korea (KOR)

Lee Sung-jin

Park Sung-hyun

Yun Mi-jin

China (CHN)

He Ying

Lin Sang

Zhang Juanjuan

Chinese Taipei (TPE)

Chen Li-ju

Wu Hui-ju

Yuan Shu-chi

2008

Beijing

South Korea (KOR)

Joo Hyun-jung

Park Sung-hyun

Yun Ok-hee

China (CHN)

Chen Ling

Guo Dan Zhang Juanjuan

France (FRA)

Virginie Arnold

Sophie Dodemont

Bérengère Schuh

2012

London

South Korea (KOR)

Choi Hyeon-ju

Ki Bo-bae

Lee Sung-jin

China (CHN)

Cheng Ming

Fang Yuting

Xu Jing

Japan (JPN)

Ren Hayakawa

Miki Kanie

Kaori Kawanaka

2016

Rio de Janeiro

South Korea (KOR)

Chang Hye-jin

Choi Mi-sun

Ki Bo-bae

Russia (RUS)

Tuyana Dashidorzhieva

Ksenia Perova

Inna Stepanova

Chinese Taipei (TPE)

Lei Chien-ying

Lin Shih-chia

Tan Ya-ting

2020

Tokyo

South Korea (KOR)

An San

Jang Min-hee

Kang Chae-young

ROC

Svetlana Gomboeva

Elena Osipova

Ksenia Perova

Germany (GER)

Michelle Kroppen

Charline Schwarz

Lisa Unruh

Mixed Events Team

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

Archers and the number of medals

Rank

Nation

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

1

Kim Soo-nyung (KOR)

4

1

1

6

2

Park Sung-hyun (KOR)

3

1

0

4

3

Ki Bo-bae (KOR)

3

0

1

4
4

Yun Mi-jin (KOR)

3

0

0

3

An San (KOR)

3

0

0

3
6

Marco Galiazzo (ITA)

2

1

0

3

Lee Sung-jin (KOR)

2

1

0

3

Jang Yong-ho (KOR)

2

1

0

3

Park Kyung-mo (KOR)

2

1

0

3

Darrell Pace (USA)

2

1

0

3
11

Oh Jin-hyek (KOR)

2

0

1

3

Im Dong-hyun (KOR)

2

0

1

3
13

Cho Youn-jeong (KOR)

2

0

0

2

Chang Hye-jin (KOR)

2

0

0

2

Ku Bon-chan (KOR)

2

0

0

2

Kim Je-deok (KOR)

2

0

0

2

Kim Kyung-wook (KOR)

2

0

0

2

Kim Woo-jin (KOR)

2

0

0

2

Justin Huish (USA)

2

0

0

2
20

Zhang Juanjuan (CHN)

1

2

0

3

Mauro Nespoli (ITA)

1

2

0

3
22

Michele Frangilli (ITA)

1

1

1

3

Oh Kyo-moon (KOR)

1

1

1

3
24

Tomi Poikolainen (FIN)

1

1

0

2

Park Sung-soo (KOR)

1

1

0

2

Kim Nam-soon (KOR)

1

1

0

2

Wang Hee-kyung (KOR)

1

1

0

2

Jay Barrs (USA)

1

1

0

2
29

Yun Ok-hee (KOR)

1

0

1

2

Yun Young-sook (KOR)

1

0

1

2

Viktor Ruban (UKR)

1

0

1

2

Butch Johnson (USA)

1

0

1

2

Rod White (USA)

1

0

1

2
34

Simon Fairweather (AUS)

1

0

0

1

Antonio Vázquez (ESP)

1

0

0

1

Alfonso Menéndez (ESP)

1

0

0

1

Juan Holgado (ESP)

1

0

0

1

Sébastien Flute (FRA)

1

0

0

1

Kang Chae-young (KOR)

1

0

0

1

Seo Hyang-soon (KOR)

1

0

0

1

Lee Chang-hwan (KOR)

1

0

0

1

Choi Mi-sun (KOR)

1

0

0

1

Lee Han-sup (KOR)

1

0

0

1

Chun In-soo (KOR)

1

0

0

1

Lee Seung-yun (KOR)

1

0

0

1

Joo Hyun-jung (KOR)

1

0

0

1

Choi Hyeon-ju (KOR)

1

0

0

1

Yoon Hye-young (KOR)

1

0

0

1

Kim Jo-sun (KOR)

1

0

0

1

Jang Min-hee (KOR)

1

0

0

1

Kim Chung-tae (KOR)

1

0

0

1

Lee Eun-kyung (KOR)

1

0

0

1

Mete Gazoz (TUR)

1

0

0

1

Keto Losaberidze (URS)

1

0

0

1

Luann Ryon (USA)

1

0

0

1

John Williams (USA)

1

0

0

1

Doreen Wilber (USA)

1

0

0

1

58

Brady Ellison (USA)

0

2

1

3
59

He Ying (CHN)

0

2

0

2

Elena Osipova (ROC)

0

2

0

2

Ilario Di Buò (ITA)

0

2

0

2

Ksenia Perova (RUS)

0

2

0

2

ichard McKinney (USA)

0

2

0

2

Jake Kaminski (USA)

0

2

0

2

65

Takaharu Furukawa (JPN)

0

1

2

3
66

Barbara Mensing (GER)

0

1

1

2

Cornelia Pfohl (GER)

0

1

1

2

Sandra Wagner-Sachse (GER)

0

1

1

2

Lisa Unruh (GER)

0

1

1

2

Hiroshi Yamamoto (JPN)

0

1

1

2

Matteo Bisiani (ITA)

0

1

1

2

Olena Sadovnycha (UKR)

0

1

1

2

Vic Wunderle (USA)

0

1

1

2
74

Ma Xiangjun (CHN)

0

1

0

1

Chen Ling (CHN)

0

1

0

1

Fang Yuting (CHN)

0

1

0

1

Li Lingjuan (CHN)

0

1

0

1

Lin Sang (CHN)

0

1

0

1

Cheng Ming (CHN)

0

1

0

1

Wang Xiaozhu (CHN)

0

1

0

1

Chung Jae-hun (KOR)

0

1

0

1

Jari Lipponen (FIN)

0

1

0

1

Ismo Falck (FIN)

0

1

0

1

Jean-Charles Valladont (FRA)

0

1

0

1

Guo Dan (CHN)

0

1

0

1

Kusuma Wardhani (INA)

0

1

0

1

Nurfitriyana Saiman (INA)

0

1

0

1

Lilies Handayani (INA)

0

1

0

1

Hiroshi Michinaga (JPN)

0

1

0

1

Kim Bo-ram (KOR)

0

1

0

1

Kateryna Serdyuk (UKR)

0

1

0

1

Aída Román (MEX)

0

1

0

1

Gabriela Schloesser (NED)

0

1

0

1

Steve Wijler (NED)

0

1

0

1

Irena Szydłowska (POL)

0

1

0

1

Svetlana Gomboeva (ROC)

0

1

0

1

Tuyana Dashidorzhieva (RUS)

0

1

0

1

Inna Stepanova (RUS)

0

1

0

1

Gunnar Jervill (SWE)

0

1

0

1

Magnus Petersson (SWE)

0

1

0

1

Deng Yu-cheng (TPE)

0

1

0

1

Tang Chih-chun (TPE)

0

1

0

1

Wang Cheng-pang (TPE)

0

1

0

1

Wei Chun-heng (TPE)

0

1

0

1

Chen Szu-yuan (TPE)

0

1

0

1

Liu Ming-huang (TPE)

0

1

0

1

Boris Isachenko (URS)

0

1

0

1

Nataliya Burdeyna (URS)

0

1

0

1

Natalya Butuzova (URS)

0

1

0

1

Valentyna Kovpan (URS)

0

1

0

1

Zach Garrett (USA)

0

1

0

1

Jacob Wukie (USA)

0

1

0

1

Wang Hong (CHN)

0

1

0

1

Xu Jing (CHN)

0

1

0

1
115

Natalia Valeeva (EUN)

0

0

2

2

Richard Priestman (GBR)

0

0

2

2

Steven Hallard (GBR)

0

0

2

2

Simon Terry (GBR)

0

0

2

2

Giancarlo Ferrari (ITA)

0

0

2

2
120

Taylor Worth (AUS)

0

0

1

1

Ryan Tyack (AUS)

0

0

1

1

Tim Cuddihy (AUS)

0

0

1

1

Alec Potts (AUS)

0

0

1

1

Li Wenquan (CHN)

0

0

1

1

Jiang Lin (CHN)

0

0

1

1

Xue Haifeng (CHN)

0

0

1

1

Dai Xiaoxiang (CHN)

0

0

1

1

Khatuna Kvrivichvili (EUN)

0

0

1

1

Lyudmila Arzhanikova (EUN)

0

0

1

1

Päivi Meriluoto (FIN)

0

0

1

1

Kyösti Laasonen (FIN)

0

0

1

1

Bérengère Schuh (FRA)

0

0

1

1

Virginie Arnold (FRA)

0

0

1

1

Sophie Dodemont (FRA)

0

0

1

1

Alison Williamson (GBR)

0

0

1

1

Charline Schwarz (GER)

0

0

1

1

Michelle Kroppen (GER)

0

0

1

1

Lucilla Boari (ITA)

0

0

1

1

Andrea Parenti (ITA)

0

0

1

1

Kaori Kawanaka (JPN)

0

0

1

1

Miki Kanie (JPN)

0

0

1

1

Hiroki Muto (JPN)

0

0

1

1

Yuki Kawata (JPN)

0

0

1

1

Ren Hayakawa (JPN)

0

0

1

1

Kim Bub-min (KOR)

0

0

1

1

Kim Jin-ho (KOR)

0

0

1

1

Leroy Watson (GBR)

0

0

1

1

Luis Álvarez (MEX)

0

0

1

1

Alejandra Valencia (MEX)

0

0

1

1

Mariana Avitia (MEX)

0

0

1

1

Wietse van Alten (NED)

0

0

1

1

Joanna Nowicka (POL)

0

0

1

1

Iwona Dzięcioł (POL)

0

0

1

1

Katarzyna Klata (POL)

0

0

1

1

Bair Badenov (RUS)

0

0

1

1

Lei Chien-ying (TPE)

0

0

1

1

Tan Ya-ting (TPE)

0

0

1

1

Chen Li-ju (TPE)

0

0

1

1

Lin Shih-chia (TPE)

0

0

1

1

Wu Hui-ju (TPE)

0

0

1

1

Yuan Shu-chi (TPE)

0

0

1

1

Oleksandr Serdyuk (UKR)

0

0

1

1

Dmytro Hrachov (UKR)

0

0

1

1

Emma Gapchenko (URS)

0

0

1

1

Zebiniso Rustamova (URS)

0

0

1

1

Vladimir Yesheyev (URS)

0

0

1

1

Denise Parker (USA)

0

0

1

1

Deborah Ochs (USA)

0

0

1

1

Melanie Skillman (USA)

0

0

1

1
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