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- Introduced in 1900International Olympic Committee: Archery History
- Events: Men's individual and team, women's individual and teamOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Archery
- Shooting distance: 70 metersNBC Olympics: Archery Basics
- Governed by the International Archery FederationOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Competition Rules
- Individuals and teams compete in a ranking round, then a single-elimination tournamentNBC Olympics: Archery Basics
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Archery debuted at the Summer Olympics in 1900.International Olympic Committee: Archery History Individual and team medal sets are awarded to the top male and female athletes.Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Archery
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, archery events were held from August 9 to August 15, 2008, at the Olympic Green Archery Field.Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Time and Venue South Korea led all other nations in archery medals, taking home five. China won three medals and the Ukraine, Russia, Italy and France each earned a single medal.NBC Olympics: Archery - 2008 Medals Standings By Nation
History
Archery made its first appearance at the Summer Games in 1900. It continued as an Olympic sport in 1904, 1908 and 1920, then was discontinued. Archery returned as a full medal sport in 1972 and included men's and women's individual events. The men's and women's team events were added in 1988.NBC Olympics: Archery History-
Olympic Archery Questions
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Will Chicago get the Olympics in 2016? 3 AnswersNo. because Rio de Janeiro already was awarded the games. ... read more -
Who do you think will be hosting the Summer Olympics in 2016 and why? 5 AnswersI think it will be a close call between Rio de Janeiro and Chicago. Rio has BY FAR the biggest infrastructural change budget, more than all other cities combine... read more -
Could Olympic sport? 18 AnswersWell, obviously Digdug would have to go in first. http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/dig_dug.jpg read more -
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2008 Olympic Archery Medal Winners
Archery Event Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Men's individual Viktor Ruban - Ukraine Park Sung-Hyun - South Korea Bair Badenov - Russia Men's team South Korea Italy China Women's individual Zhang Juanjuan - China Park Sung-Hyun - South Korea Yun Ok-Hee - South Korea Women's team South Korea China France
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New blog post: The Sport of Archery in the Olympic Games http://olympics.thuok.com/the-sport-of-archery-in-the-olympic-games/
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@heatworld have you notcied he's also in one of the Wii Mario Olympic Games adverts :) doing the archery
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Just heard Craig David's quit singing and joining the 2012 Brit Olympic Archery Team.He's gonna be their Bow Selector..
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Articulate rant about archery, polo and Olympic funding: http://tinyurl.com/yaaak6j
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