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Archery

Archery

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Anyone familiar with the legend of Robin Hood knows archery competitions date back at least to mediaeval times. Indeed, today's archers still honour the fabled outlaw. The term "Robin Hood" now refers to splitting the shaft of an arrow already in the target with another arrow. [Full story]

List of Events

On the program of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008
  • • individual (FITA Olympic round - 70m) Men
  • • individual (FITA Olympic round - 70m) Women
  • • team (FITA Olympic round - 70m) Men
  • • team (FITA Olympic round - 70m) Women

Competition Venue

Archery Field Olympic Green Archery FieldCompetition: Archery

Location

• Olympic Green

Sports

• Archery

Hall of Fame

Kim Soo-Nyung Kim Soo-Nyung Kim Soo-Nyung was only 17 years old when she won gold medals in both the individual ... [Full story]

Neroli Fairhall Neroli Fairhall Neroli Fairhall's athletic career appeared to be finished ... [Full story]

Athlete numbers:

The target for archery is 128 athletes

Allocation
  • PRINCIPLES
  • SYSTEM
  • TIMELINE
  • MEN
  • WOMEN
QUALIFICATION SYSTEM PRINCIPLES - MEN AND WOMEN
Event Qualification Total
2007 World Target
Championship
The 8 highest ranked NOCs in team competition
qualify 3 individual places each
(8 NOCs x 3 athletes = 24)
The 16 top ranked individuals from other NOCs than
mentioned above qualify 1 place (16 athletes)
40
Continental Qualification
Tournaments
The first 3 athletes of Continental Qualification
Tournaments in Europe, Asia, Americas, the first 2
athletes of the Continental Qualification Tournament
in Africa and Oceania qualify 1 place (with a maximum of 2 places per NOC).
13
Host nation The host nation automatically qualifies 3 places per gender for the individual and team competitions, provided it enters at least 3 athletes per gender at the World Target Championship 3
Final World Qualification
tournament
The first 5 athletes of a special qualification tournament to be held at the end of the qualification process open to all countries that do not have any quota places through the other tournaments and
qualify a maximum of 1 place (per NOC and per gender)
5
Tripartite Commission
Invitations
3 Invitation places per gender will be allocated by the Tripartite Commission to athletes that have achieved the MQS 3
Total Men
Women
64
64

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