Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's team

A total of 15 nations competed in the women's team event at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the archery programme. The ranking round score for a team was the sum of the three scores earned by the individual archers in the individual ranking round. The top twelve nations competed in the semifinals, with the top eight advancing to the finals.

Summary Preliminary round The ranking round score for a team was the sum of the three scores earned by the individual archers in the individual ranking round. The top twelve nations competed in the semifinals, with the top eight moving on to the final.

Semifinal In the women's team semifinals, Korea kept a firm grip on the lead. The Chinese Taipei team plummeted eight places to eleventh, joining Mongolia, China, and Poland in not advancing to the finals. The Soviets dropped a place but still looked strong even as the Americans passed them and the Indonesian and British teams grew nearer.

Final A tie for the silver medal between Indonesia and the United States was resolved using a nine arrow tie-breaker. The Indonesian women shot a 72, while the Americans shot a 67. 15-year-old American Denise Parker become the youngest medalist in the history of Olympic archery. This was also the first medal, in any sport, the Indonesians had won at the Olympics. The Soviets were behind both teams by only 1 point, while the Koreans won easily by a margin of 30 points.

Result Rank Nation Archer Open roundRank SemifinalRankGrand final Kim Soo-nyungWang Hee-kyungYun Young-sook 3925 1 10001982 Lilies HandayaniNurfitriyana SaimanKusuma Wardhani 3720 59754952 Deborah OchsDenise ParkerMelanie Skillman 3742 49882952 Lioudmila ArjannikovaNatalya ButuzovaTetiana Muntian 381829783951 Pauline EdwardsJoanne FranksCheryl Sutton 369279625933 Doris HaasClaudia KrizChrista Oeckl 370269536931 Liselotte AnderssonCarina JonssonJenny Sjöwall 3662109498930 Marie-Josée BazinNathalie HibonCatherine Pellen 3653 119507898 Ma ShaorongMa XiangjunYao Yawen 3683 89489 – 10 Joanna HelbinBeata IwanekJoanna Kwasna 3681 994510 – 11 Chin Chiu-YuehLai Fang-MeiLiu Pi-Yu 3749 393911 – 12 Dorjsembee ErdenechimegSambuu OyuntsetsegSuvd Tuul 36261291212 – 13 Päivi AaltonenMinna HeinonenJutta Poikolainen 359313 – – – 14 Elif EksiHuriye EksiSelda Unsal 359014 – – – 15 Kyoko KitaharaKeiko NakagomiToyoka Oki 356715 – – –

References

External links Official Olympic Report