Archery at the 1982 Commonwealth Games explained

Event:	Archery
Games:	1982
Venue:	Murarrie Recreation Reserve
Num Events:	2
Dates:	2–5 October 1982
Competitors:	36
Nations:	15
Next:	2010

The archery events at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane were held from 2 October to 5 October 1982 at the Murarrie Recreation Reserve. There were two events, one for men and one for women, both using recurve bows. The final standings were decided by an aggregate score after four days of shooting. The women's champion, New Zealand's Neroli Fairhall, became the first paraplegic athlete to win a Commonwealth gold medal.^[1]

These games marked the debut of archery as a Commonwealth sport; however, it would not appear again until the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Participating nations

36 archers from 15 nations participated at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.^{[2] [3]}

Medal summary

Medalists

Men's
Women's

See also

• Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics
• Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Zealander Neroli Fairhall Tuesday became the first paraplegic.... United Press International. 5 October 1982. 12 July 2019.
2. Web site: Archery Individual - Men Brisbane 1982. Commonwealth Games Federation. 12 July 2019.
3. Web site: Archery Individual - Women Brisbane 1982. Commonwealth Games Federation. 12 July 2019.