| Event: | Archery, Women's recurve open |
| Games: | 2016 Summer |
| Dates: | September 10, 15 |
| Competitors: | 33 |
| Gold: | Zahra Nemati |
| Goldnpc: | IRI |
| Silver: | Wu Chunyan |
| Silvernpc: | CHN |
| Bronze: | Milena Olszewska |
| Bronzenpc: | POL |
| Prev: | 2012*[1] |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Women's individual recurve open archery discipline at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested from September 10 to September 15. Ranking rounds took place on 10 September, while knockout rounds continued on September 15.[2]
In the ranking rounds each archer shot 72 arrows, and was seeded according to score. In the knock-out stages each archer shot three arrows per set against an opponent, scoring two points for a won set and one for a draw. Matches were won by the first archer to six points. Losing semifinalists competed in a bronze medal match.[3]
PR = Paralympic Record.
| Rank | Archer | Nation | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu Chunyan | 637 | PR | |
| 2 | Zahra Nemati | 627 | ||
| 3 | Ye Jinyan | 622 | ||
| 4 | Milena Olszewska | 619 | ||
| 5 | Lin Dandan | 618 | ||
| 6 | Lee Hwa Sook | 607 | ||
| 7 | Dorothea Poimenidou | 605 | ||
| 8 | Roksolana Dzoba-Balyan | 603 | ||
| 9 | Merve Nur Eroglu | 603 | ||
| 10 | Elisabetta Mijno | 601 | ||
| 11 | Jennifer Hess | 594 | ||
| 12 | Ieva Melle | 592 | ||
| 13 | Wasana Khuthawisap | 584 | ||
| 14 | Zehra Ozbey Torun | 582 | ||
| 15 | Iryna Volynets | 572 | ||
| 16 | Tania Nadarajah | 567 | ||
| 17 | Oyun-Erdene Buyanjargal | 563 | ||
| 18 | Jo Jang Moon | 553 | ||
| 19 | Marketa Sidkova | 551 | ||
| 20 | Fabíola Dergovics | 551 | ||
| 21 | Lee Yun-Hsien | 550 | ||
| 22 | Veronica Floreno | 549 | ||
| 23 | Magali Comte | 548 | ||
| 24 | Mohadeseh Kohansal | 541 | ||
| 25 | Zaman Al-Saedi | 540 | ||
| 26 | Brigitte Duboc | 524 | ||
| 27 | Lenka Kuncova | 517 | ||
| 28 | Thais Silva Carvalho | 517 | ||
| 29 | Pooja Pooja | 513 | ||
| 30 | Ha Sam Suk | 513 | ||
| 31 | Zinyat Valiyeva | 472 | ||
| 32 | Patricia Layolle | 461 | ||