The Royal Company of Archers was the first organized group to be formed in England in 1676 with the aim of promoting the sport; in 1781, the Royal Toxophilite Society was established.
The Olympics featured archery from 1900 to 1920, after which it was dropped. During those times, Belgian athlete Hubert Van Innis was the top medalist, with ten, including six golds. The sport returned to the Olympics in 1972, but with the division of men's and women's events, which followed a further change of team events in 1988.
The World Archery Federation (WAF), formerly known as the International Archery Federation or Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc (FITA), is liable for overseeing archery globally. Seven countries—France, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Poland, the United States, Hungary, and Italy—formed the federation in September 1931 at Lwów, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine).
Over the years, the U.S.A. has won a combined 33 Olympic medals in Archery, with 14 gold medals, 10 silver medals and 9 bronze medals. Let us take a closer look at the victories of the U.S.A. in Olympic Archery.
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The Year-by-Year List of Olympic Medalists of Team USA in Archery
Team USA has won a total of 33 archery medals, including 14 gold. Below is the table after the 1972 Olympic medals:
Men Events
| Invidual Events | 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 |
| 1992 Barcelona | Sébastien Flute France | Chung Jae-hun South Korea | Simon Terry Great Britain |
| 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 |
| Team Events | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Women Events
| Individual Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1972 Munich details | Doreen Wilber United States | Irena Szydłowska Poland | Emma Gapchenko Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal details | Luann Ryon United States | Valentyna Kovpan Soviet Union | Zebiniso Rustamova Soviet Union |
| Team Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1988 Seoul details | 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 |
Olympic Archery Medal Table (Country Wise)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 27 | 9 | 7 | 43 |
| 2 | United States | 14 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | Belgium | 11 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | France | 7 | 11 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Italy | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | China | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Soviet Union | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Japan | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 18 | ROC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 20 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Unified Team | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 71 | 69 | 61 | 201 | |
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FAQ's On USA in Archery
A. Yes, the United States has an archery team for the Olympics.
A. To qualify for Team USA's archery team, an archer must participate in three Master USAT Qualifying Series competitions.
A. Team USA has 33 Olympic archery medals, including 14 gold.
A. Yes, archery has been one of the core sports of the Olympics since 1972.
A. Due to the confusion that resulted from the lack of universally accepted rules, archery was eliminated from the Olympics after 1920.
