Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's individual

The women's individual was one of two events for women out of four total events on the archery programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Summary

Preliminary ranking round Each archer shot a FITA round, consisting of 144 arrows split evenly between the distances of 70 metres, 60 metres, 50 metres, and 30 metres. The top 24 archers qualified for the next round.

The Korean women, who had begun to show strength in the sport four years earlier, completely dominated the preliminary round. They took the three top places as Kim Soo-Nyung shattered the previous Olympic record for a FITA round. The Soviet Union also qualified three archers for the next round when all three placed in the top eight. Chinese Taipei, the United States, China, Sweden, Indonesia, and Great Britain had two archers advance.

1/8 final Each archer shot one quarter of the normal number of arrows in a FITA round. The 36 arrows were split evenly between the four distances of 70 metres, 60 metres, 50 metres, and 30 metres. The top 18 archers qualified for the quarterfinals.

All three Korean women and all three Soviet archers advanced, as did two archers from Sweden, Chinese Taipei, and Great Britain. China, Indonesia, France, Poland, West Germany, and the United States each had one archer move on.

Quarterfinal Each archer shot one quarter of the normal number of arrows in a FITA round. The 36 arrows were split evenly between the four distances of 70 metres, 60 metres, 50 metres, and 30 metres. The top 12 archers qualified for the semifinals.

The Soviet women had a relatively poor round, each of the three dropping at least six places in the standings. Boutouza fell all the way to last place, and Mountain was nearly eliminated as well. The Koreans, on the other hand, continued to shoot well, recapturing the top two spots.

Semifinal Each archer shot one quarter of the normal number of arrows in a FITA round. The 36 arrows were split evenly between the four distances of 70 metres, 60 metres, 50 metres, and 30 metres. The top 8 archers moved on to the semifinals.

There was very little movement in the rankings, as seven of the archers retained the same positions they had in the quarterfinal. Korea again advanced all three of its archers. The remaining Soviet women both advanced, though no other nation advanced more than one archer. Sweden, Great Britain, and West Germany each sent one archer to fill out the top eight.

Final Each archer shot one quarter of the normal number of arrows in a FITA round. The 36 arrows were split evenly between the four distances of 70 metres, 60 metres, 50 metres, and 30 metres. Medals were awarded to the top three archers in the final round.

The Korean women performed the first sweep of an archery events medals since the establishment of modern Olympic archery. It was not a foregone conclusion, however, as Yun Young-Sook required a tie-breaker to defeat Arjannikova of the Soviet Union.

Results Rank Archer Nation Open roundRankEighthfinalRankQuarter finalRankSemi finalRankGrandfinal Kim Soo-nyung 1331 1 331 2 337 1 340 1 344 Wang Hee-kyung 1298 2 320 5 3302332 2 332 Yun Young-sook 1296 3 328 3 326 5 326 7 327 Lioudmila Arjannikova 1279 6 332 1326 6329 5 327 Jenny Sjöwall 1294 4 305 16 327 4 3303325 Claudia Kriz 1250 17 311113228 326 8318 Joanne Franks 1281 5 301 1832733304318 Tetiana Muntian 12727319 6316123286314 Nurfitriyana Saiman 125812314932473259 – 10 Melanie Skillman 12521530714318931110 – 11 Ma Xiangjun 12332132243181030911 – 12 Lai Fang-Mei 125713312103171130612 – 13 Liselotte Andersson 125714317731513 – – – 14 Catherine Pellen 1241 193091331314 – – – 15 Liu Pi-Yu 1266103061531015 – – – 16 Joanna Kwasna 1252163041730316 – – – 17 Pauline Edwards 1232233111230117 – – – 18 Natalya Butuzova 1267 8314830018 – – – 19 Kusuma Wardhani 1239 2030019 – – – – – 20 Päivi Aaltonen 1266 929920 – – – – – 21 Denise Parker 12631129821 – – – – – 22 Ma Shaorong 12332229822 – – – – – 23 Jacqueline van Rozendaal-van Gerven 1246 1829323 – – – – – 24 Suvd Tuul 1231 2429024 – – – – – 25 Christa Öckl 123025 – – – – – – – 26 Deborah Ochs 122726 – – – – – – – 27 Chin Chiu-Yueh 122627 – – – – – – – 28 Nathalie Hibon 122428 – – – – – – – 29 Aurora Bretón 122429 – – – – – – – 30 Lilies Handayani 122330 – – – – – – – 31 Toyoko Oku 122331 – – – – – – – 32 Doris Haas 122232 – – – – – – – 33 Beata Iwanek 122233 – – – – – – – 34 Brenda Cuming 121734 – – – – – – – 35 Yao Yawen 121735 – – – – – – – 36 Ann Shurrock 121736 – – – – – – – 37 Ana de Sousa 121337 – – – – – – – 38 Pereira Greene 120838 – – – – – – – 39 Vreny Burger 120839 – – – – – – – 40 Joanna Helbin 120740 – – – – – – – 41 Huriye Ekşi 120541 – – – – – – – 42 Elif Ekşi 120442 – – – – – – – 43 Anita Smits 120343 – – – – – – – 44 Sambuugiin Oyuuntsetseg 120244 – – – – – – – 45 Nadia Gautschi 119445 – – – – – – – 46 Dorjsembeegiin Erdenchimeg 119346 – – – – – – – 47 Marie-Josée Bazin 118847 – – – – – – – 48 Ilse Martha Ries-Hotz 118748 – – – – – – – 49 Basilisa Ygnalaga 118249 – – – – – – – 50 Selda Ünsal 118150 – – – – – – – 51 Cheryl Sutton 117951 – – – – – – – 52 Keiko Nakagomi 117352 – – – – – – – 53 Kyoko Kitahara 117153 – – – – – – – 54 Gloria Rosa 116854 – – – – – – – 55 Jutta Poikolainen 116455 – – – – – – – 56 Minna Heinonen 116356 – – – – – – – 57 María Teresa Valdés 112557 – – – – – – – 58 Joanna Agius 112158 – – – – – – – 59 Carina Jonsson 111159 – – – – – – – 60 Chan Siu Yuk 109860 – – – – – – – 61 Iliana Biridakis 105561 – – – – – – – 62 Merrellyn Tarr 101562 – – – – – – –

References

External links Official Olympic Report