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 ...
at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...
consists of nine events, five for men and four for women. The competitions were held at the
Olympic Green Archery Field
The Olympic Green Archery Field () was one of nine temporary venues for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It hosted the archery events.
The field occupied 9.22 hectares
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from September 9 to September 15, 2008.
Classification
Archers are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows archers to compete against others with a similar level of function.
Archery classes are:
* Wheelchair 1 (W1)
* Wheelchair 2 (W2)
* Standing (ST)
Events
For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications.
* Men's individual
compound
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** Open
** W1
* Men's individual
recurve
** Standing
** W1/W2
* Men's team recurve
** Open
* Women's individual compound
** Open
* Women's individual recurve
** Standing
** W1/W2
* Women's team recurve
** Open
Participating countries
There were 134 athletes (86 males, 48 females) from 28 countries competing in this sport.
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Medal summary
Medal table
This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their archers (in this context a country is an entity represented by a
National Paralympic Committee
A National Paralympic Committee (NPC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), NPCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the ...
). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
Men's events
Women's events
See also
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Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics
References
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External links
Official site of the 2008 Summer ParalympicsIPCFITA
2008
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2008 Summer Paralympics events
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