Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
# Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consists of nine events, five for men and four for women. The competitions were held at the Olympic Green Archery Field from September 9 to September 15, 2008.

## Classification

Archers are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows archers to compete against others with a similar level of function.

Archery classes are:

* Wheelchair 1 (W1)
* Wheelchair 2 (W2)
* Standing (ST)

## Events

For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications.

* Men's individual compound
   * Open
   * W1
* Men's individual recurve
   * Standing
   * W1/W2
* Men's team recurve
   * Open
* Women's individual compound
   * Open
* Women's individual recurve
   * Standing
   * W1/W2
* Women's team recurve
   * Open

## Participating countries

There were 134 athletes (86 males, 48 females) from 28 countries competing in this sport.

* Canada (3)
* China (11)
* Chinese Taipei (2)
* Czech Republic (6)
* Finland (3)
* France (6)
* Germany (5)
* Great Britain (12)
* Greece (2)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (7)
* Japan (10)
* Malaysia (2)
* Mongolia (2)
* Netherlands (1)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (7)
* Russia (1)
* Slovakia (3)
* South Korea (13)
* Spain (4)
* Sweden (4)
* Switzerland (3)
* Thailand (3)
* Turkey (5)
* Ukraine (8)
* United States (8)

## Medal summary

### Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their archers (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Mongolia (MGL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |

### Men's events

| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Individual compound details | open | John Stubbs Great Britain | Alberto Simonelli Italy | Philippe Horner Switzerland |
| Individual compound details | W1 | David Drahoninsky Czech Republic | John Cavanagh Great Britain | Jeff Fabry United States |
| Individual recurve details | standing | Baatarjav Dambadondog Mongolia | Fabrice Meunier France | Chen Yegang China |
| Individual recurve details | W1/W2 | Cheng Changjie China | Marco Vitale Italy | Tseng Lung-Hui Chinese Taipei |
| Team recurve details | open | South Korea (KOR) Cho Hyun Kwan Kim Hong Kyu Lee Hong Gu | China (CHN) Chen Yegang Cheng Changjie Dong Zhi | Italy (ITA) Oscar De Pellegrin Mario Esposito Marco Vitale |

### Women's events

| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Individual compound details | open | Danielle Brown Great Britain | Chieko Kamiya Japan | Mel Clarke Great Britain |
| Individual recurve details | standing | Lee Hwa-Sook South Korea | Gao Fangxia China | Lindsey Carmichael United States |
| Individual recurve details | W1/W2 | Gizem Girişmen Turkey | Fu Hongzhi China | Xiao Yanhong China |
| Team recurve details | open | China (CHN) Fu Hongzhi Goa Fangxia Xiao Yanhong | South Korea (KOR) Kim Ki-Hee Kim Ran-Sook Lee Hwa-Sook | Czech Republic (CZE) Miroslava Cerna Lenka Kuncova Marketa Sidkova |
