# Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's individual

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The women's individual was an archery event held as part of the Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics programme. Like other archery events at the Olympics, it featured the recurve discipline. All archery was done at a range of 70 metres. 64 archers competed.
The same competition format as in 1992 was used, though there were some significant changes. The competition began with a 72-arrow ranking round (down from 144 arrows in 1992). This was followed by three elimination rounds (up from two in 1992), in which archers competed head-to-head in 18-arrow matches (up from 12 arrows in 1992). After these rounds, there were 8 archers left. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and medal matches (collectively termed the "finals round") were 12-arrow matches. In all matches, losers were eliminated and received a final rank determined by their score in that round, with the exception of the semifinals. The losers of the semifinals competed in the bronze medal match.

## Records

Natalia Nasaridze set a new Olympic record for an 18-arrow match in the round of 64 by shooting 168. Yoon's score of 331 in the R32/R16 combined set a new Olympic record even as she was defeated by one point in the round. Kim's score of 113 in the gold medal match was an Olympic record. It also contributed to a score of 330 in the 36-arrow finals round beginning with the quarterfinal, another Olympic record.

## Results

| Final rank | Ranking round rank | Archer | Nation | Ranking round | R64 | R32 | R16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Finals |
| | 8 | Kim Kyung-Wook | South Korea | 661 | 164 | 159 | 165 | 106 | 111 | 113 |
| | 2 | He Ying | China | 669 | 158 | 163 | 165 | 103 | 101 | 107 |
| | 5 | Olena Sadovnycha | Ukraine | 663 | 153 | 158 | 161 | 108 | 109 | 109 |
| 4 | 6 | Elif Altınkaynak | Turkey | 663 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 109 | 100 | 102 |
| 5 | 35 | Olga Yakusheva | Belarus | 635 | 159 | 153 | 161 | 107 | – | – |
| 6 | 4 | Kim Jo-Sun | South Korea | 663 | 163 | 163 | 164 | 105 | – | – |
| 7 | 32 | Wang Xiaozhu | China | 636 | 152 | 156 | 156 | 103 | – | – |
| 8 | 42 | Barbara Mensing | Germany | 632 | 150 | 144 | 163 | 93 | – | – |
| 9 | 9 | Yoon Hye-Young | South Korea | 660 | 165 | 167 | 164 | – | – | – |
| 10 | 15 | Alison Williamson | Great Britain | 648 | 156 | 157 | 159 | – | – | – |
| 11 | 12 | Joanna Nowicka | Poland | 651 | 165 | 152 | 158 | – | – | – |
| 12 | 7 | Natalia Valeeva | Moldova | 662 | 159 | 160 | 158 | – | – | – |
| 13 | 19 | Lin Yi-Yin | Chinese Taipei | 644 | 159 | 155 | 157 | – | – | – |
| 14 | 20 | Rita Galinovskaya | Russia | 644 | 150 | 155 | 157 | – | – | – |
| 15 | 11 | Lioudmila Arjannikova | Netherlands | 652 | 149 | 160 | 150 | – | – | – |
| 16 | 17 | Janet Dykman | United States | 646 | 156 | 154 | 149 | – | – | – |
| 17 | 31 | Wenche-Lin Hess | Norway | 636 | 154 | 163 | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | 29 | Marisol Bretón | Mexico | 638 | 142 | 157 | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | 41 | Lin Ya-hua | Chinese Taipei | 632 | 162 | 155 | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | 40 | Séverine Bonal | France | 632 | 156 | 153 | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | 3 | Natalia Nasaridze | Turkey | 667 | 168 | 153 | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | 21 | Lindsay Langston | United States | 643 | 151 | 152 | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | 1 | Lina Herasymenko | Ukraine | 673 | 156 | 152 | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | 52 | Kinue Kodama | Japan | 613 | 159 | 151 | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | 28 | Katarzyna Klata | Poland | 639 | 152 | 151 | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | 22 | Jenny Sjövall | Sweden | 643 | 152 | 151 | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | 27 | Christel Verstegen | Netherlands | 639 | 155 | 149 | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | 14 | Giovanna Aldegani | Italy | 650 | 157 | 149 | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | 16 | Yang Jianping | China | 648 | 159 | 148 | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | 26 | Kirstin Jean Lewis | South Africa | 639 | 150 | 143 | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | 18 | Olga Zabugina | Belarus | 645 | 158 | 142 | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | 55 | Nurfitriyana Lantang | Indonesia | 600 | 155 | 141 | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | 57 | Iwona Dzięcioł | Poland | 599 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | 24 | Sandra Wagner-Sachse | Germany | 640 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 35 | 48 | Christa Bäckman | Sweden | 617 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 36 | 51 | Danahuri Dahliana | Indonesia | 615 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 37 | 10 | Anna Mozhar | Kazakhstan | 653 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | 61 | Nadejda Palovandova | Moldova | 580 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 39 | 53 | Judi Adams | United States | 606 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 40 | 47 | Cornelia Pfohl | Germany | 621 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 41 | 43 | Ai Ouchi | Japan | 631 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 42 | 25 | Hamdiah Damanhuri | Indonesia | 639 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 43 | 30 | Kristina Persson-Nordlander | Sweden | 636 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 44 | 45 | Jargal Otgon | Mongolia | 630 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 45 | 39 | Judit Kovács | Hungary | 633 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 46 | 44 | Yang Chun-chi | Chinese Taipei | 630 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 47 | 38 | Elif Ekşi | Turkey | 633 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 48 | 49 | Myfanwy Matthews | Australia | 616 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 49 | 37 | Khatouna Kurivichvili | Georgia | 634 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 50 | 13 | Makhlukhanum Murzayeva | Russia | 650 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 51 | 59 | Tímea Kiss | Hungary | 582 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 52 | 34 | Irina Leonova | Kazakhstan | 635 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 53 | 23 | Elena Tutatchikova | Russia | 641 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 54 | 33 | Paola Fantato | Italy | 635 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 55 | 54 | Nataliya Bilukha | Ukraine | 605 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 56 | 58 | Misato Koide | Japan | 583 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 57 | 50 | Deonne Bridger | Australia | 615 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 58 | 46 | Yana Tunyantse | Kazakhstan | 621 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 59 | 62 | Jill Börresen | South Africa | 567 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 60 | 36 | Giuseppina Di Blasi | Italy | 634 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 61 | 56 | Leanda Hendricks | South Africa | 600 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 62 | 64 | Jennifer Mbuta | Kenya | 500 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 63 | 60 | Ugyen Ugyen | Bhutan | 580 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 64 | 63 | María Reyes | Puerto Rico | 535 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – |

### Competition bracket
#### Section 1

The #1-ranked archer after the ranking round, Lina Herasymenko, fell in the round of 32.
| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Lina Herasymenko (UKR) | 156 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Jennifer Mbuta (KEN) | 126 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Jennifer Mbuta (KEN) | 126 | 1 | Lina Herasymenko (UKR) | 152 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 32 | Wang Xiaozhu (CHN) | 156 | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Wang Xiaozhu (CHN) | 152 | 32 | Wang Xiaozhu (CHN) | 156 | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Paola Fantato (ITA) | 143 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Paola Fantato (ITA) | 143 | | | | 32 | Wang Xiaozhu (CHN) | 156 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17 | Janet Dykman (USA) | 149 | | | | |
| 16 | Yang Jianping (CHN) | 159 | | | | | | | 17 | Janet Dykman (USA) | 149 | | | | |
| 49 | Myfanwy Matthews (AUS) | 150 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 49 | Myfanwy Matthews (AUS) | 150 | 16 | Yang Jianping (CHN) | 148 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 17 | Janet Dykman (USA) | 154 | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Janet Dykman (USA) | 156 | 17 | Janet Dykman (USA) | 154 | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Christa Backman (SWE) | 144 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Christa Backman (SWE) | 144 | | | | | | | | 32 | Wang Xiaozhu (CHN) | 103 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Kim Kyung-Wook (KOR) | 106 |
| 8 | Kim Kyung-Wook (KOR) | 164 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Kim Kyung-Wook (KOR) | 106 |
| 57 | Iwona Dzięcioł (POL) | 158 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 57 | Iwona Dzięcioł (POL) | 158 | 8 | Kim Kyung-Wook (KOR) | 159 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 40 | Severine Bonal (FRA) | 153 | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Hamdiah Damanhuri (INA) | 151 | 40 | Severine Bonal (FRA) | 153 | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Severine Bonal (FRA) | 156 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Severine Bonal (FRA) | 156 | | | | 8 | Kim Kyung-Wook (KOR) | 165 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Yoon Hye-Young (KOR) | 164 | | | | |
| 9 | Yoon Hye-Young (KOR) | 165 | | | | | | | 9 | Yoon Hye-Young (KOR) | 164 | | | | |
| 56 | Leanda Hendricks (RSA) | 138 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Leanda Hendricks (RSA) | 138 | 9 | Yoon Hye-Young (KOR) | 167 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 41 | Lin Ya-Hua (TPE) | 155 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Sandra Wagner (GER) | 158 | 41 | Lin Ya-Hua (TPE) | 155 | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Lin Ya-Hua (TPE) | 162 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Kim Jo-Sun (KOR) | 163 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Nadejda Palovandova (MDA) | 153 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Nadejda Palovandova (MDA) | 153 | 4 | Kim Jo-Sun (KOR) | 158 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 29 | Marisol Breton (MEX) | 157 | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Marisol Breton (MEX) | 142 | 29 | Marisol Breton (MEX) | 157 | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Giuseppina di Blasi (EST) | 139 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Giuseppina di Blasi (EST) | 139 | | | | 4 | Kim Jo-Sun (KOR) | 164 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20 | Rita Galinovskaya (RUS) | 157 | | | | |
| 13 | Makhlukhanum Murzayeva (RUS) | 147 | | | | | | | 20 | Rita Galinovskaya (RUS) | 157 | | | | |
| 52 | Kinue Kodama (JPN) | 159 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Kinue Kodama (JPN) | 159 | 52 | Kinue Kodama (JPN) | 151 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 20 | Rita Galinovskaya (RUS) | 155 | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Rita Galinovskaya (RUS) | 150$^{10}$ | 20 | Rita Galinovskaya (RUS) | 155 | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Jargal Otgon (MGL) | 150$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Jargal Otgon (MGL) | 150$^6$ | | | | | | | | 4 | Kim Jo-Sun (KOR) | 105 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Olena Sadovnycha (UKR) | 108 |
| 5 | Olena Sadovnycha (UKR) | 153 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Olena Sadovnycha (UKR) | 108 |
| 60 | Ugyen Ugyen (BHU) | 126 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Ugyen Ugyen (BHU) | 126 | 5 | Olena Sadovnycha (UKR) | 158 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 28 | Katarzyna Klata (POL) | 151 | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Katarzyna Klata (POL) | 152 | 28 | Katarzyna Klata (POL) | 151 | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Khatouna Kurivichvili (GEO) | 148 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Khatouna Kurivichvili (GEO) | 148 | | | | 5 | Olena Sadovnycha (UKR) | 161 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Joanna Nowicka (POL) | 158 | | | | |
| 12 | Joanna Nowicka (POL) | 165 | | | | | | | 12 | Joanna Nowicka (POL) | 158 | | | | |
| 53 | Judi Adams (USA) | 152 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Judi Adams (USA) | 152 | 12 | Joanna Nowicka (POL) | 152$^9$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 21 | Lindsay Langston (USA) | 152$^8$ | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Lindsay Langston (USA) | 151 | 21 | Lindsay Langston (USA) | 152$^8$ | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Yang Chun-Chi (TPE) | 150 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Natalia Nasaridze (TUR) | 168 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Jill Borresen (RSA) | 140 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Jill Borresen (RSA) | 140 | 3 | Natalia Nasaridze (TUR) | 153$^8$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 35 | Olga Yakusheva (BLR) | 153$^9$ | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Kristina Persson-Nordlander (SWE) | 151 | 35 | Olga Yakusheva (BLR) | 153$^9$ | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Olga Yakusheva (BLR) | 159 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Olga Yakusheva (BLR) | 159 | | | | 35 | Olga Yakusheva (BLR) | 161 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19 | Lin Yi-Yin (TPE) | 157 | | | | |
| 19 | Lin Yi-Yin (TPE) | 159 | | | | | | | 19 | Lin Yi-Yin (TPE) | 157 | | | | |
| 46 | Yana Touniiantse (KAZ) | 140 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Yana Touniiantse (KAZ) | 140 | 19 | Lin Yi-Yin (TPE) | 155 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Giovanna Aldegani (ITA) | 149 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Giovanna Aldegani (ITA) | 157 | 14 | Giovanna Aldegani (ITA) | 149 | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Danahuri Dahliana (INA) | 153 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Danahuri Dahliana (INA) | 153 | | | | | | | | 35 | Olga Yakusheva (BLR) | 107 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Elif Altınkaynak (TUR) | 109 |
| 6 | Elif Altınkaynak (TUR) | 155 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Elif Altınkaynak (TUR) | 109 |
| 59 | Timea Kiss (HUN) | 147 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 59 | Timea Kiss (HUN) | 147 | 6 | Elif Altınkaynak (TUR) | 160 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 27 | Christel Verstegen (NED) | 149 | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Christel Verstegen (NED) | 155 | 27 | Christel Verstegen (NED) | 149 | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Elif Eksi (TUR) | 150 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Elif Eksi (TUR) | 150 | | | | 6 | Elif Altınkaynak (TUR) | 160 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Lioudmila Arjannikova (NED) | 150 | | | | |
| 22 | Jenny Sjovall (SWE) | 152$^9$ | | | | | | | 11 | Lioudmila Arjannikova (NED) | 150 | | | | |
| 43 | Ai Ouchi (JPN) | 152$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Ai Ouchi (JPN) | 152$^8$ | 22 | Jenny Sjovall (SWE) | 151 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Lioudmila Arjannikova (NED) | 160 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Lioudmila Arjannikova (NED) | 149 | 11 | Lioudmila Arjannikova (NED) | 160 | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Natalya Bilukha (UKR) | 141 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

The largest upset of the round of 64 occurred when #55 Nurfitriyana Lantang defeated #10 Anna Mozhar.
| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Natalia Valeeva (MDA) | 159 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Misato Koide (JPN) | 141 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Misato Koide (JPN) | 141 | 7 | Natalia Valeeva (MDA) | 160 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 26 | Kirstin Jean Lewis (RSA) | 143 | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Kirstin Jean Lewis (RSA) | 150$^{10}$ | 26 | Kirstin Jean Lewis (RSA) | 143 | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Judit Kovacs (HUN) | 150$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Judit Kovacs (HUN) | 150$^7$ | | | | 7 | Natalia Valeeva (MDA) | 158 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 42 | Barbara Mensing (GER) | 163 | | | | |
| 23 | Elena Tutatchikova (RUS) | 145 | | | | | | | 42 | Barbara Mensing (GER) | 163 | | | | |
| 42 | Barbara Mensing (GER) | 150 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Barbara Mensing (GER) | 150 | 42 | Barbara Mensing (GER) | 144 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 55 | Nurfitriyana Lantang (INA) | 141 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Anna Mozhar (KAZ) | 153 | 55 | Nurfitriyana Lantang (INA) | 141 | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Nurfitriyana Lantang (INA) | 155 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Nurfitriyana Lantang (INA) | 155 | | | | | | | | 42 | Barbara Mensing (GER) | 93 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | He Ying (CHN) | 103 |
| 15 | Alison Williamson (GBR) | 156 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | He Ying (CHN) | 103 |
| 50 | Deonne Bridger (AUS) | 141 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | Deonne Bridger (AUS) | 141 | 15 | Alison Williamson (GBR) | 152 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 18 | Olga Zabugina (BLR) | 147 | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Olga Zabugina (BLR) | 158 | 18 | Olga Zabugina (BLR) | 147 | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Cornelia Pfohl (GER) | 152 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Cornelia Pfohl (GER) | 152 | | | | 15 | Alison Williamson (GBR) | 159 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | He Ying (CHN) | 165 | | | | |
| 31 | Wenche-Lin Hess (NOR) | 154 | | | | | | | 2 | He Ying (CHN) | 165 | | | | |
| 34 | Irina Leonova (KAZ) | 148 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Irina Leonova (KAZ) | 148 | 31 | Wenche-Lin Hess (NOR) | 163$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | He Ying (CHN) | 163$^{10}$ | | | | | | | |
| 2 | He Ying (CHN) | 158 | 2 | He Ying (CHN) | 163$^{10}$ | | | | | | | |
| 63 | Maria Reyes (PUR) | 123 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Kim Kyung-Wook (KOR) | 111 |
| Olena Sadovnycha (UKR) | 109 | | |
| Olena Sadovnycha (UKR) | 109 | Kim Kyung-Wook (KOR) | 113 |
| | | He Ying (CHN) | 107 |
| Elif Altınkaynak (TUR) | 100 | He Ying (CHN) | 107 |
| He Ying (CHN) | 101 | | |
| He Ying (CHN) | 101 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | Olena Sadovnycha (UKR) | 109 |
| | | Elif Altınkaynak (TUR) | 102 |