US Olympic Archery 2008
Posted on: September 7, 2011
The United States was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games by an archery team made up of five athletes. The men's team consisted of three members while the women's team was be made up of two members. After a selection tournament was held, the team members were announced on May 5, 2008.Archery.org: 2008 U.S. Olympic Archery Team Trials (May 6, 2008)
The U.S. archery team failed to win any medals at the 2008 Summer Games. South Korea took home the most medals, winning five, while China won three.NBC Olympics: Archery - 2008 Medals Standings By Nation
U.S. Men's Team
U.S. Women's Team
U.S. Archery Medals (Since 1972)
US Olympic Archery 2008 Top Links
Official Site: US Archery
Archery.usoc.org: USA Archery
United Stated Olympic Committee: Archery
International Olympic Committee: Archery
Wikipedia: United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Archery
USA Archery: Five Archers Qualify for 2008 U.S. Olympic Team... (May 28, 2008)
New York Times: For U.S., Coaches Without Borders (June 17, 2008)
2008 Olympic Archery Medal Winners
Results for the 2008 Beijing Olympics are as follows
| Archery | |||||||
| Event | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Viktor Ruban - Ukraine | Park Sung-Hyun - South Korea | Bair Badenov - Russia | ||||
| Men's team | South Korea | Italy | China | ||||
| Women's individual | Zhang Juanjuan - China | Park Sung-Hyun - South Korea | Yun Ok-Hee - South Korea | ||||
| Women's team | South Korea | China | France | ||||