Archery
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...
competitions at the
1979 Pan American Games
The 1979 Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos de 1979''), officially the VIII Pan American Games were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15 ...
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* San Juan Province, Argentina
* San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province
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were held from July 2 to 6 at the Archery Range in the
University of Puerto Rico. Archery was included for the first time at the
Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
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Venue
The competitions took place at the Archery Range located on the campus of the
University of Puerto Rico.
Medal table
Medalists
Participating nations
A total of 11 countries qualified athletes.
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See also
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Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics
References
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