The men's individual archery event at the 1976 Summer Olympics was part of the archery programme. The event consisted of a double FITA round. For each round, the archer shot 36 arrows at each of four distances—90, 50, 70, and 30 metres. The highest score for each arrow was 10 points, giving a possible maximum of 2880 points. 23 nations sent 37 archers to the men's competition.
The American men placed first and second in the first round, as Darrell Pace missed the Olympic record set by fellow American John Williams in 1972 by only 4 points. In the second round, Pace improved his score by 43 points, smashing both the single and double FITA round records as he won gold. Richard McKinney fell to fourth place in the final rankings, however, as Hiroshi Michinaga of Japan and Giancarlo Ferrari of Italy surged forward to grab the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Records
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
Record Round Name Nationality Score OR Single FITA round Second Darrell Pace 1307 OR Double FITA round Combined Darrell Pace 2571 OR Results
Rank Archer Nation Round 1 Score Round 1 Rank Round 2 Score Round 2 Rank Total Score Darrell Pace 1264 1 1307 (OR) 1 2571 (OR) Hiroshi Michinaga 1226 3 1276 2 2502 Giancarlo Ferrari 1220 4 1275 3 2495 Richard McKinney 1230 2 1241 6 2471 Vladimir Chendarov 1217 5 1250 4 2467 Willi Gabriel 1203 8 1232 8 2435 Dave Mann 1190 12 1241 5 2431 Takanobu Nishi 1191 10 1231 9 2422 Bojan Postružnik 1190 14 1231 10 2421 10 Sante Spigarelli 1212 6 1207 18 2419 11 Rolf Svensson 1204 7 1208 17 2412 12 Albert le Tyrant 1190 13 1218 13 2408 13 David Anear 1173 15 1234 7 2407 14 Gunnar Jervill 1196 9 1210 15 2406 15 Kyösti Laasonen 1159 18 1220 12 2379 16 Edward Gamble 1158 19 1204 19 2362 17 Jan Popowicz 1154 22 1201 20 2355 18 Pierre Blacks 1169 17 1184 24 2353 19 Donald Pandiangan 1191 11 1162 26 2353 20 Kauko Laasonen 1156 20 1192 21 2348 21 David Pink 1126 29 1221 11 2347 22 Wojciech Szymańczyk 1137 25 1209 16 2346 23 Robert Cogniaux 1132 27 1214 14 2346 24 Jan Erik Humlekjær 1148 23 1189 22 2337 25 Arne Jacobsen 1173 16 1161 27 2334 26 Terry Reilly 1155 21 1176 25 2331 27 Rudolf Schiffl 1141 24 1185 23 2326 28 Nyamtserengiin Byambasüren 1111 30 1145 29 2256 29 James Conroy 1128 28 1127 31 2255 30 Stewart Littlefair 1096 32 1142 30 2238 31 Edgardo Berdeguer 1040 34 1160 28 2200 32 Tserendorjiin Dagvadorj 1081 33 1098 32 2179 33 Oswald Probst 1135 26 1038 34 2173 34 Juan José Wedel 1097 31 1068 33 2165 35 Vallop Potaya 1023 35 1037 35 2060 36 Wijit Suksompong 1007 36 1025 36 2032 37 Luis González 1000 37 1005 37 2005
References
External links Official Olympic Report