World Press Sheet #12 A GUIDE TO EN ENGLISH OLYMPIC ARCHERY CHAMPIONS Archery first appeared in the Archery at Rio 2016 (SINCE 1972) in 1900, and was Archery at the Rio contested again in 1904, 1908 and USA 2016 Olympic Games Doreen Wilber USA . It was re-introduced into the 1972 1920 will take place in the programme in 1972 with individual Sambodromo, the events for men and women. The team home of Rio’s annual USA event was introduced in 1988 and head- Luann Ryon USA Samba carnival. 1976 to-head matchplay in 1992. It includes individual and team Women competed in the 1904 competitions for both men and women, T Poikolainen FIN Olympics, making archery one of the K Losaberidze URS with all matches decided using the set 1980 first sports to include both genders. system for the first time at a Games. Olympic venues (In London, individual matches used the Darrell Pace USA Seo Hyang-Soon KOR Archery is known for using iconic, set system and team cumulative score.) 1984 historical or impressive locations to Sixty-four men and 64 women from 56 host its competitions. Archery at Athens countries will compete in Rio. In the USA 2004 was held in Panathinaiko Stadium, individual competition, an athlete must Korea where the first modern Olympics were Kim Soo-Nyung KOR win six matches in a row to be crowned 1988 held in 1896, and at London 2012 in Olympic Champion. Korea Lord’s Cricket Ground. Twelve men’s teams and 12 women’s teams compete at the Games. A team Seb Flute FRA must win three (if ranked top four) or Spain Cho Youn-Jeong KOR The Hosts: Brazil 1992 four (if ranked eight-12) matches in a Korea The Brazilian team receives a full six-athlete row to be crowned Olympic Champion. quota to the Games as the host country. The ranking round takes place on the The following six athletes will represent same day as the Olympic opening USA Brazil at Rio 2016: USA ceremony, and is the only opportunity Kim Kyung-Wook KOR 1996 Sarah Nikitin, Ane Marcelle Dos Santos, for athletes to secure a world record Korea Marina Canetta, Marcus D’Almeida, during the competition week. Daniel Xavier, Bernardo Oliveira In Rio, the Korean women’s team will S Fairweather AUS Marcus D’Almeida is widely viewed as the shoot for an eighth consecutive gold Korea biggest hope for a medal, after he took medal. Korea has never lost the Yun Mi-Jin KOR 2000 silver at the Youth Olympic Games in women’s team event. Korea Nanjing 2014 and silver at the Final in ITA Lausanne the same year. Korea Park Sung-Hyun KOR 2004 Korea

Viktor Ruban UKR Korea Zhang Juan-Juan CHN 2008 Korea

Kim Soo-Nyung (KOR) Oh Jin Hyek KOR won four Olympic golds Italy in three appearances: Ki Bo Bae KOR 2012 Individual in 1988, team in Korea 1988, 1992 and 2000. © World Archery 2016.