Archery

Archery

Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...

 at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....

consists of nine events, five for men and four for women. The competitions were held at the Olympic Green Archery Field

Olympic Green Archery Field

The Olympic Green Archery Field was one of nine temporary venues for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It hosted the archery events.The field occupied 9.22 hectares and had a seating capacity of 5,000. After the games it was dismantled and the site became open space.-Reference:*...

 from September 9 to September 15, 2008.

Classfication

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
  Compound bow
  A compound bow is a modern bow that uses a levering system, usually of cables and pulleys, to bend the limbs.The limbs of a compound bow are much stiffer than those of a recurve bow or longbow. This limb stiffness makes the compound bow more energy-efficient than other bows, in conjunction with the...
  
  
  • Open
  • W1
• Men's individual recurve
  Recurve bow
  In archery, the shape of the bow is usually taken to be the view from the side. It is the product of the complex relationship of material stresses, designed by a bowyer...
  
  
  • 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

Qualification Slots

• Ref:

  NPC	Men's Compound W1	Men's W1/W2	Men's ST	Women's W1/W2	Women's ST	Men's Compound Open	Women's Compound Open	Men's Team(Team)	Women's Team(Team)	Total Archers
  	1			1		1				3
  		1	3	3	3		1	1	1	11
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  	2			3		1			1	6
  	2					1				3
  	1	1	1	1	1	1				6
  		2		2	1	1			1	6
  	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	1	1	13
  			1		1					2
  		1								1
  	1	3		1		1		1		6
  		2	2	2	2		1	1	1	9
  	1	3	3		3	3		1	1	13
  		2								2
  			1		1					2
  		1	1		1	1				4
  						1				1
  		2	2		3			1	1	7
  			1							1
  		1	2					1		3
  		2	2					1		4
  						2	2			4
  	1				1	1				3
  		2	1					1		3
  		2		2			1			5
  		1	2	3	1	1		1	1	8
  	2	2			1	3				8
  Total	12	32	24	20	20	20	8	10	8	136

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

National Paralympic Committee

National Paralympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee , they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Paralympic Games.The Paralympic Games are a major...

). 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.

1		2	3	2	7
2		2	1	1	4
3		2	1	0	3
4		1	0	1	2
5		1	0	0	1
5		1	0	0	1
7		0	2	1	3
8		0	1	0	1
8		0	1	0	1
10		0	0	2	2
11		0	0	1	1
11		0	0	1	1
Total		9	9	9	27

Men's events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual compound	open
	W1
Individual recurve	standing
	W1/W2
Team recurve	open	Jung Young-Joo  Lee Hong-Gu  Yoon Young-Bae	Chen Yegang  Cheng Changjie  Dong Zhi	Oscar de Pellegrin  Mario Esposito Mario Esposito Mario Esposito was an Irish-born scholar who specialised in Hiberno-Latin studies.He was born in Dublin, the third of four children of Michele Esposito, an Italian, and Natalia Klebnikoff who hailed from St Petersburg. Michele was an influential music professor at the Royal Irish Academy of Music...   Marco Vitale

Women's events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual compound	open
Individual recurve	standing
	W1/W2
Team recurve	open	Fu Hongzhi  Goa Fangxia  Xiao Yanhong	Kim Ki-Hee  Kim Ran-Sook  Lee Hwa-Sook	Miroslava Cerna  Lenka Kuncova  Marketa Sidkova

External links

• Official site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics
• IPC
• FITA