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- Archery at the 2008 Olympics ran from August 9 to August 15, 2008
- Venue: Olympic Green Archery Field
- Four events: Men's Individual, Women's Individual, Men's Team, and Women's Team
- Targets are the same size for men and women
- Targets are 70m away
- 128 total archers competed
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The United States was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games by an archery team made up of five athletes. The men's team consisted of three members while the women's team was be made up of two members. After a selection tournament was held, the team members were announced on May 5, 2008.Archery.org: 2008 U.S. Olympic Archery Team Trials (May 6, 2008)
The U.S. archery team failed to win any medals at the 2008 Summer Games. South Korea took home the most medals, winning five, while China won three.NBC Olympics: Archery - 2008 Medals Standings By Nation
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US Olympic Archery 2008 Top Links
- Official Site: US Archery
- Archery.usoc.org: USA Archery
- United Stated Olympic Committee: Archery
- International Olympic Committee: Archery
- Wikipedia: United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Archery
- USA Archery: Five Archers Qualify for 2008 U.S. Olympic Team... (May 28, 2008)
- New York Times: For U.S., Coaches Without Borders (June 17, 2008)
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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