Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics
# Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics consisted of two medal events, one for men and one for women.

Each event was composed of two FITA rounds. Each of those FITA rounds consisted of the archers shooting 36 arrows at targets at 4 different distances, for a total of 144 arrows. The distances were 90, 70, 50, and 30 metres for men and 70, 60, 50, and 30 metres for women. 18 nations competed in both the men's and women's events, while 3 competed in only the women's and 6 competed only in the men's.

## Medal summary

### Events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's individual details | John Williams United States | Gunnar Jervill Sweden | Kyösti Laasonen Finland |
| Women's individual details | Doreen Wilber United States | Irena Szydłowska Poland | Emma Gapchenko Soviet Union |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

## Participating nations

| Nation | Men's Individual | Women's Individual | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Denmark | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mexico | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| North Korea | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Philippines | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Poland | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republic of China | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| West Germany | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total athletes | 55 | 40 | 95 |
| Total NOCs | 24 | 21 | 27 |
