The Men's FITA Round Open was one of the events held in Archery at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg. There were 36 competitors in the event. E. Hammel of West Germany won the gold medal.
Report In this event and a 36-strong field, it was anyone's game but the local hero was E. Hammel who stunned the opposition and took the Paralympic gold, beating his rival, Australian Roy Fowler, by 86 points. The Dutchman, Popke Popkema, was in defence of his Paralympic title but had to settle for third place and a bronze medal.
Hammel would also win the gold in the team event, with his German team-mates and also win gold in dartchery completing a 100% record for the archer in his home Paralympics.
Results
Final Rank Athlete Points 2244 2158 2151 4 2088 5 2060 6 2056 7 2054 8 2006 9 1981 10 1959 11 1958 12 1935 13 1934 14 1933 15 1891 16 1886 17 1779 18 1763 19 1753 20 1737 21 1734 22 1719 23 1711 24 1687 25 1652 26 1642 27 1634 28 1621 29 1602 30 1542 31 1561 32 1502 33 1485 34 1461 35 1460 36 1311
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