List of Olympic Medalists of Team USA in Archery

Last Modified Jul 19, 2024 08:49 GMT
List of Olympic Medalists of Team USA in Archery
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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 EventsGoldSilverBronze
1972 MunichJohn Williams United StatesGunnar Jervill SwedenKyösti Laasonen Finland
1976 MontrealDarrell Pace United StatesHiroshi Michinaga JapanGiancarlo Ferrari Italy
1980 MoscowTomi Poikolainen FinlandBoris Isachenko Soviet UnionGiancarlo Ferrari Italy
1984 Los AngelesDarrell Pace United StatesRichard McKinney United StatesHiroshi Yamamoto Japan
1988 SeoulJay Barrs United StatesPark Sung-soo South KoreaVladimir Yesheyev Soviet Union
1992 BarcelonaSébastien Flute FranceChung Jae-hun South KoreaSimon Terry Great Britain
1996 AtlantaJustin Huish United StatesMagnus Petersson SwedenOh Kyo-moon South Korea
2000 SydneySimon Fairweather AustraliaVic Wunderle United StatesWietse van Alten Netherlands
Team EventsGoldSilverBronze
1988 SeoulSouth Korea (KOR) Chun In-soo Lee Han-sup Park Sung-sooUnited States (USA) Jay Barrs Richard McKinney Darrell PaceGreat Britain (GBR) Steven Hallard Richard Priestman Leroy Watson
1996 AtlantaUnited States (USA) Justin Huish Butch Johnson Rod WhiteSouth Korea (KOR) Jang Yong-ho Kim Bo-ram Oh Kyo-moonItaly (ITA) Matteo Bisiani Michele Frangilli Andrea Parenti
2000 SydneySouth Korea (KOR) Jang Yong-ho Kim Chung-tae Oh Kyo-moonItaly (ITA) Matteo Bisiani Ilario Di Buò Michele FrangilliUnited States (USA) Butch Johnson Rod White Vic Wunderle
2012 LondonItaly (ITA) Michele Frangilli Marco Galiazzo Mauro NespoliUnited States (USA) Brady Ellison Jake Kaminski Jacob WukieSouth Korea (KOR) Im Dong-hyun Kim Bub-min Oh Jin-hyek
2016 Rio de JaneiroSouth Korea (KOR) Kim Woo-jin Ku Bon-chan Lee Seung-yunUnited States (USA) Brady Ellison Zach Garrett Jake KaminskiAustralia (AUS) Alec Potts Ryan Tyack Taylor Worth

Women Events

Individual EventsGoldSilverBronze
1972 Munich detailsDoreen Wilber United StatesIrena Szydłowska PolandEmma Gapchenko Soviet Union
1976 Montreal detailsLuann Ryon United StatesValentyna Kovpan Soviet UnionZebiniso Rustamova Soviet Union
Team EventsGoldSilverBronze
1988 Seoul detailsSouth Korea (KOR) Kim Soo-nyung Wang Hee-kyung Yun Young-sookIndonesia (INA) Lilies Handayani Nurfitriyana Saiman Kusuma WardhaniUnited States (USA) Deborah Ochs Denise Parker Melanie Skillman

Olympic Archery Medal Table (Country Wise)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1South Korea279743
2United States1410933
3Belgium117321
4France711725
5Italy2349
6Great Britain2259
7China1629
8Soviet Union1337
9Finland1124
Ukraine1124
11Netherlands1113
12Australia1023
13Spain1001
Turkey1001
15Japan0347
16Chinese Taipei0224
Germany0224
18ROC0202
Sweden0202
20Mexico0123
21Poland0112
Russia0112
23Indonesia0101
24Unified Team0022
Total716961201

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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. 

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