Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's team

Women's team
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueHwarang Archery Field
Dates27 September – 1 October
Competitors45 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kim Soo-nyung
Wang Hee-kyung
Yun Young-sook
 South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lilies Handayani
Nurfitriyana Saiman
Kusuma Wardhani
 Indonesia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Deborah Ochs
Denise Parker
Melanie Skillman
 United States
1992 →

A total of 15 nations competed in the women's team event at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the archery programme. The ranking round score for a team was the sum of the three scores earned by the individual archers in the individual ranking round. The top twelve nations competed in the semifinals, with the top eight advancing to the finals.[1]

Summary

Preliminary round

The ranking round score for a team was the sum of the three scores earned by the individual archers in the individual ranking round. The top twelve nations competed in the semifinals, with the top eight moving on to the final.

Semifinal

In the women's team semifinals, Korea kept a firm grip on the lead. The Chinese Taipei team plummeted eight places to eleventh, joining Mongolia, China, and Poland in not advancing to the finals. The Soviets dropped a place but still looked strong even as the Americans passed them and the Indonesian and British teams grew nearer.

Final

A tie for the silver medal between Indonesia and the United States was resolved using a nine arrow tie-breaker. The Indonesian women shot a 72, while the Americans shot a 67. 15-year-old American Denise Parker become the youngest medalist in the history of Olympic archery. This was also the first medal, in any sport, the Indonesians had won at the Olympics. The Soviets were behind both teams by only 1 point, while the Koreans won easily by a margin of 30 points.

Result

Rank Nation Archer Open round Rank Semifinal Rank Grand final
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Korea Kim Soo-nyung
Wang Hee-kyung
Yun Young-sook
3925 1 1000 1 982
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Indonesia Lilies Handayani
Nurfitriyana Saiman
Kusuma Wardhani
3720 5 975 4 952
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States Deborah Ochs
Denise Parker
Melanie Skillman
3742 4 988 2 952
4  Soviet Union Lioudmila Arjannikova
Natalya Butuzova
Tetiana Muntian
3818 2 978 3 951
5  Great Britain Pauline Edwards
Joanne Franks
Cheryl Sutton
3692 7 962 5 933
6  West Germany Doris Haas
Claudia Kriz
Christa Oeckl
3702 6 953 6 931
7  Sweden Liselotte Andersson
Carina Jonsson
Jenny Sjöwall
3662 10 949 8 930
8  France Marie-Josée Bazin
Nathalie Hibon
Catherine Pellen
3653 11 950 7 898
9  China Ma Shaorong
Ma Xiangjun
Yao Yawen
3683 8 948 9
10  Poland Joanna Helbin
Beata Iwanek
Joanna Kwasna
3681 9 945 10
11  Chinese Taipei Chin Chiu-Yueh
Lai Fang-Mei
Liu Pi-Yu
3749 3 939 11
12  Mongolia Dorjsembee Erdenechimeg
Sambuu Oyuntsetseg
Suvd Tuul
3626 12 912 12
13  Finland Päivi Aaltonen
Minna Heinonen
Jutta Poikolainen
3593 13
14  Turkey Elif Eksi
Huriye Eksi
Selda Unsal
3590 14
15  Japan Kyoko Kitahara
Keiko Nakagomi
Toyoka Oki
3567 15

References

  1. ^ "Archery at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Team". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.