Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's individual

The women's individual was an archery event held as part of the Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics programme. Like other archery events at the Olympics, it featured the recurve discipline. All archery was done at a range of 70 metres. 64 archers competed.^[1]

Women's individual at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Site of the former Archery Center at Stone Mountain, where the event took place
Venue	Stone Mountain Park Archery Center
Dates	28–31 July 1996
Competitors	64 from 27 nations
Medalists
Kim Kyung-Wook  South Korea He Ying  China Olena Sadovnycha  Ukraine
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The same competition format as in 1992 was used, though there were some significant changes. The competition began with a 72-arrow ranking round (down from 144 arrows in 1992). This was followed by three elimination rounds (up from two in 1992), in which archers competed head-to-head in 18-arrow matches (up from 12 arrows in 1992). After these rounds, there were 8 archers left. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and medal matches (collectively termed the "finals round") were 12-arrow matches. In all matches, losers were eliminated and received a final rank determined by their score in that round, with the exception of the semifinals. The losers of the semifinals competed in the bronze medal match.

Records

Natalia Nasaridze set a new Olympic record for an 18-arrow match in the round of 64 by shooting 168. Yoon's score of 331 in the R32/R16 combined set a new Olympic record even as she was defeated by one point in the round. Kim's score of 113 in the gold medal match was an Olympic record. It also contributed to a score of 330 in the 36-arrow finals round beginning with the quarterfinal, another Olympic record.

Results

Final rank	Ranking round rank	Archer	Nation	Ranking round	R64	R32	R16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Finals
	8	Kim Kyung-Wook	South Korea	661	164	159	165	106	111	113
	2	He Ying	China	669	158	163	165	103	101	107
	5	Olena Sadovnycha	Ukraine	663	153	158	161	108	109	109
4	6	Elif Altınkaynak	Turkey	663	155	160	160	109	100	102
5	35	Olga Yakusheva	Belarus	635	159	153	161	107	–	–
6	4	Kim Jo-Sun	South Korea	663	163	163	164	105	–	–
7	32	Wang Xiaozhu	China	636	152	156	156	103	–	–
8	42	Barbara Mensing	Germany	632	150	144	163	93	–	–
9	9	Yoon Hye-Young	South Korea	660	165	167	164	–	–	–
10	15	Alison Williamson	Great Britain	648	156	157	159	–	–	–
11	12	Joanna Nowicka	Poland	651	165	152	158	–	–	–
12	7	Natalia Valeeva	Moldova	662	159	160	158	–	–	–
13	19	Lin Yi-Yin	Chinese Taipei	644	159	155	157	–	–	–
14	20	Rita Galinovskaya	Russia	644	150	155	157	–	–	–
15	11	Lioudmila Arjannikova	Netherlands	652	149	160	150	–	–	–
16	17	Janet Dykman	United States	646	156	154	149	–	–	–
17	31	Wenche-Lin Hess	Norway	636	154	163	–	–	–	–
18	29	Marisol Bretón	Mexico	638	142	157	–	–	–	–
19	41	Lin Ya-hua	Chinese Taipei	632	162	155	–	–	–	–
20	40	Séverine Bonal	France	632	156	153	–	–	–	–
21	3	Natalia Nasaridze	Turkey	667	168	153	–	–	–	–
22	21	Lindsay Langston	United States	643	151	152	–	–	–	–
23	1	Lina Herasymenko	Ukraine	673	156	152	–	–	–	–
24	52	Kinue Kodama	Japan	613	159	151	–	–	–	–
25	28	Katarzyna Klata	Poland	639	152	151	–	–	–	–
26	22	Jenny Sjövall	Sweden	643	152	151	–	–	–	–
27	27	Christel Verstegen	Netherlands	639	155	149	–	–	–	–
28	14	Giovanna Aldegani	Italy	650	157	149	–	–	–	–
29	16	Yang Jianping	China	648	159	148	–	–	–	–
30	26	Kirstin Jean Lewis	South Africa	639	150	143	–	–	–	–
31	18	Olga Zabugina	Belarus	645	158	142	–	–	–	–
32	55	Nurfitriyana Lantang	Indonesia	600	155	141	–	–	–	–
33	57	Iwona Dzięcioł	Poland	599	158	–	–	–	–	–
34	24	Sandra Wagner-Sachse	Germany	640	158	–	–	–	–	–
35	48	Christa Bäckman	Sweden	617	154	–	–	–	–	–
36	51	Danahuri Dahliana	Indonesia	615	153	–	–	–	–	–
37	10	Anna Mozhar	Kazakhstan	653	153	–	–	–	–	–
38	61	Nadejda Palovandova	Moldova	580	153	–	–	–	–	–
39	53	Judi Adams	United States	606	152	–	–	–	–	–
40	47	Cornelia Pfohl	Germany	621	152	–	–	–	–	–
41	43	Ai Ouchi	Japan	631	152	–	–	–	–	–
42	25	Hamdiah Damanhuri	Indonesia	639	151	–	–	–	–	–
43	30	Kristina Persson-Nordlander	Sweden	636	151	–	–	–	–	–
44	45	Jargal Otgon	Mongolia	630	150	–	–	–	–	–
45	39	Judit Kovács	Hungary	633	150	–	–	–	–	–
46	44	Yang Chun-chi	Chinese Taipei	630	150	–	–	–	–	–
47	38	Elif Ekşi	Turkey	633	150	–	–	–	–	–
48	49	Myfanwy Matthews	Australia	616	150	–	–	–	–	–
49	37	Khatouna Kurivichvili	Georgia	634	148	–	–	–	–	–
50	13	Makhlukhanum Murzayeva	Russia	650	147	–	–	–	–	–
51	59	Tímea Kiss	Hungary	582	147	–	–	–	–	–
52	34	Irina Leonova	Kazakhstan	635	145	–	–	–	–	–
53	23	Elena Tutatchikova	Russia	641	145	–	–	–	–	–
54	33	Paola Fantato	Italy	635	143	–	–	–	–	–
55	54	Nataliya Bilukha	Ukraine	605	141	–	–	–	–	–
56	58	Misato Koide	Japan	583	141	–	–	–	–	–
57	50	Deonne Bridger	Australia	615	141	–	–	–	–	–
58	46	Yana Tunyantse	Kazakhstan	621	140	–	–	–	–	–
59	62	Jill Börresen	South Africa	567	140	–	–	–	–	–
60	36	Giuseppina Di Blasi	Italy	634	139	–	–	–	–	–
61	56	Leanda Hendricks	South Africa	600	138	–	–	–	–	–
62	64	Jennifer Mbuta	Kenya	500	126	–	–	–	–	–
63	60	Ugyen Ugyen	Bhutan	580	126	–	–	–	–	–
64	63	María Reyes	Puerto Rico	535	123	–	–	–	–	–

Competition bracket

Section 1

The #1-ranked archer after the ranking round, Lina Herasymenko, fell in the round of 32.

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
	1	Lina Herasymenko (UKR)	156
	64	Jennifer Mbuta (KEN)	126
						1	Lina Herasymenko (UKR)	152
						32	Wang Xiaozhu (CHN)	156
	32	Wang Xiaozhu (CHN)	152
	33	Paola Fantato (ITA)	143
											32	Wang Xiaozhu (CHN)	156
											17	Janet Dykman (USA)	149
	16	Yang Jianping (CHN)	159
	49	Myfanwy Matthews (AUS)	150
						16	Yang Jianping (CHN)	148
						17	Janet Dykman (USA)	154
	17	Janet Dykman (USA)	156
	48	Christa Backman (SWE)	144
																32	Wang Xiaozhu (CHN)	103
																8	Kim Kyung-Wook (KOR)	106
	8	Kim Kyung-Wook (KOR)	164
	57	Iwona Dzięcioł (POL)	158
						8	Kim Kyung-Wook (KOR)	159
						40	Severine Bonal (FRA)	153
	25	Hamdiah Damanhuri (INA)	151
	40	Severine Bonal (FRA)	156
											8	Kim Kyung-Wook (KOR)	165
											9	Yoon Hye-Young (KOR)	164
	9	Yoon Hye-Young (KOR)	165
	56	Leanda Hendricks (RSA)	138
						9	Yoon Hye-Young (KOR)	167
						41	Lin Ya-Hua (TPE)	155
	24	Sandra Wagner (GER)	158
	41	Lin Ya-Hua (TPE)	162

Section 2

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
	4	Kim Jo-Sun (KOR)	163
	61	Nadejda Palovandova (MDA)	153
						4	Kim Jo-Sun (KOR)	158
						29	Marisol Breton (MEX)	157
	29	Marisol Breton (MEX)	142
	36	Giuseppina di Blasi (EST)	139
											4	Kim Jo-Sun (KOR)	164
											20	Rita Galinovskaya (RUS)	157
	13	Makhlukhanum Murzayeva (RUS)	147
	52	Kinue Kodama (JPN)	159
						52	Kinue Kodama (JPN)	151
						20	Rita Galinovskaya (RUS)	155
	20	Rita Galinovskaya (RUS)	15010
	45	Jargal Otgon (MGL)	1506
																4	Kim Jo-Sun (KOR)	105
																5	Olena Sadovnycha (UKR)	108
	5	Olena Sadovnycha (UKR)	153
	60	Ugyen Ugyen (BHU)	126
						5	Olena Sadovnycha (UKR)	158
						28	Katarzyna Klata (POL)	151
	28	Katarzyna Klata (POL)	152
	37	Khatouna Kurivichvili (GEO)	148
											5	Olena Sadovnycha (UKR)	161
											12	Joanna Nowicka (POL)	158
	12	Joanna Nowicka (POL)	165
	53	Judi Adams (USA)	152
						12	Joanna Nowicka (POL)	1529
						21	Lindsay Langston (USA)	1528
	21	Lindsay Langston (USA)	151
	44	Yang Chun-Chi (TPE)	150

Section 3

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
	3	Natalia Nasaridze (TUR)	168
	62	Jill Borresen (RSA)	140
						3	Natalia Nasaridze (TUR)	1538
						35	Olga Yakusheva (BLR)	1539
	30	Kristina Persson-Nordlander (SWE)	151
	35	Olga Yakusheva (BLR)	159
											35	Olga Yakusheva (BLR)	161
											19	Lin Yi-Yin (TPE)	157
	19	Lin Yi-Yin (TPE)	159
	46	Yana Touniiantse (KAZ)	140
						19	Lin Yi-Yin (TPE)	155
						14	Giovanna Aldegani (ITA)	149
	14	Giovanna Aldegani (ITA)	157
	51	Danahuri Dahliana (INA)	153
																35	Olga Yakusheva (BLR)	107
																6	Elif Altınkaynak (TUR)	109
	6	Elif Altınkaynak (TUR)	155
	59	Timea Kiss (HUN)	147
						6	Elif Altınkaynak (TUR)	160
						27	Christel Verstegen (NED)	149
	27	Christel Verstegen (NED)	155
	38	Elif Eksi (TUR)	150
											6	Elif Altınkaynak (TUR)	160
											11	Lioudmila Arjannikova (NED)	150
	22	Jenny Sjovall (SWE)	1529
	43	Ai Ouchi (JPN)	1528
						22	Jenny Sjovall (SWE)	151
						11	Lioudmila Arjannikova (NED)	160
	11	Lioudmila Arjannikova (NED)	149
	54	Natalya Bilukha (UKR)	141

Section 4

The largest upset of the round of 64 occurred when #55 Nurfitriyana Lantang defeated #10 Anna Mozhar.

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
	7	Natalia Valeeva (MDA)	159
	58	Misato Koide (JPN)	141
						7	Natalia Valeeva (MDA)	160
						26	Kirstin Jean Lewis (RSA)	143
	26	Kirstin Jean Lewis (RSA)	15010
	39	Judit Kovacs (HUN)	1507
											7	Natalia Valeeva (MDA)	158
											42	Barbara Mensing (GER)	163
	23	Elena Tutatchikova (RUS)	145
	42	Barbara Mensing (GER)	150
						42	Barbara Mensing (GER)	144
						55	Nurfitriyana Lantang (INA)	141
	10	Anna Mozhar (KAZ)	153
	55	Nurfitriyana Lantang (INA)	155
																42	Barbara Mensing (GER)	93
																2	He Ying (CHN)	103
	15	Alison Williamson (GBR)	156
	50	Deonne Bridger (AUS)	141
						15	Alison Williamson (GBR)	152
						18	Olga Zabugina (BLR)	147
	18	Olga Zabugina (BLR)	158
	47	Cornelia Pfohl (GER)	152
											15	Alison Williamson (GBR)	159
											2	He Ying (CHN)	165
	31	Wenche-Lin Hess (NOR)	154
	34	Irina Leonova (KAZ)	148
						31	Wenche-Lin Hess (NOR)	1637
						2	He Ying (CHN)	16310
	2	He Ying (CHN)	158
	63	Maria Reyes (PUR)	123

Finals

	Semifinals				Final
	Kim Kyung-Wook (KOR)	111
	Olena Sadovnycha (UKR)	109
					Kim Kyung-Wook (KOR)	113
					He Ying (CHN)	107
	Elif Altınkaynak (TUR)	100
	He Ying (CHN)	101
					Bronze medal match
					Olena Sadovnycha (UKR)	109
					Elif Altınkaynak (TUR)	102