Archery at the 2012 Summer Paralympics explained

Event:Archery
Games:2012 Summer
Venue:Royal Artillery Barracks
Dates:30 August – 5 September
Competitors:140
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Archery at the 2012 Summer Paralympics consisted of nine events, five for men and four for women. The competitions were held at the Royal Artillery Barracks from 30 August to 5 September 2012.[1]

Classification

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

Archery classes are:

Participating nations

139 archers from 29 nations competed.

Medal summary

Men's events

EventClassGoldSilverBronze
Individual compound
Open
W1
Individual recurve
Standing
W1/W2
Team recurve
Open
Mikhail Oyun
Oleg Shestakov
Timur Tuchinov

Jung Young Joo
Kim Suk Ho
Lee Myeong-Gu

Cheng Changjie
Dong Zhi
Li Zongshan

Women's events

EventClassGoldSilverBronze
Individual compound
Open
Individual recurve
Standing
W1/W2
Team recurve
Open
Kim Ran Sook
Ko Hee Sook
Lee Hwa Sook

Gao Fangxia
Xiao Yanhong
Yan Huilian

Zahra Javanmard
Zahra Nemati
Razieh Shir Mohammadi

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paralympic Archery. London 2012 website. 7 February 2012. 20 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120120143446/http://www.london2012.com/paralympic-archery. dead.