# Archery at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Archery at the 2012 Summer Paralympics consisted of nine events, five for men and four for women. The competitions were held at the Royal Artillery Barracks from 30 August to 5 September 2012.

## Classification

Archers were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed archers to compete against others with a similar level of function.
Archery classes are:
* Wheelchair 1 (W1)
* Wheelchair 2 (W2)
* Standing (ST)

## Competition schedule

| R | Ranking round | E | Elimination rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Thu 30 | Fri 31 | Sat 1 | Sun 2 | Mon 3 | Mon 3 | Tue 4 | Tue 4 | Wed 5 | Wed 5 | Wed 5 |
| Men's individual compound open | R | E | | ¼ | ½ | F | | | | | |
| Men's individual compound W1 | R | E | ¼ | | ½ | F | | | | | |
| Men's individual recurve W1/W2 | R | E | ¼ | | ½ | F | | | | | |
| Men's individual recurve standing | R | | E | ¼ | ½ | F | | | | | |
| Men's team recurve | | | | | | | | | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Women's individual compound open | R | E | | ¼ | | | ½ | F | | | |
| Women's individual recurve W1/W2 | R | E | ¼ | | | | ½ | F | | | |
| Women's individual recurve standing | R | | E | ¼ | | | ½ | F | | | |
| Women's team recurve | | | | | | | | | ¼ | ½ | F |

## Participating nations

139 archers from 29 nations competed.
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Canada (5)
* China (7)
* Chinese Taipei (3)
* Czech Republic (8)
* Finland (5)
* France (5)
* Germany (4)
* Great Britain (13)
* Greece (1)
* Iran (6)
* Italy (10)
* Japan (3)
* Malaysia (3)
* Mexico (1)
* Mongolia (2)
* Netherlands (1)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (5)
* Russia (8)
* Slovakia (4)
* South Korea (9)
* Spain (3)
* Sweden (2)
* Switzerland (2)
* Thailand (2)
* Turkey (11)
* Ukraine (7)
* United States (7)

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |

### Men's events

| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual compound details | Open | Jere Forsberg Finland | Matt Stutzman United States | Doğan Hancı Turkey |
| Individual compound details | W1 | Jeff Fabry United States | David Drahonínský Czech Republic | Norbert Murphy Canada |
| Individual recurve details | Standing | Timur Tuchinov Russia | Oleg Shestakov Russia | Mikhail Oyun Russia |
| Individual recurve details | W1/W2 | Oscar De Pellegrin Italy | Hasihin Sanawi Malaysia | Lung Hui Tseng Chinese Taipei |
| Team recurve details | Open | Russia (RUS) Mikhail Oyun Oleg Shestakov Timur Tuchinov | South Korea (KOR) Jung Young Joo Kim Suk Ho Lee Myeong-Gu | China (CHN) Cheng Changjie Dong Zhi Li Zongshan |

### Women's events

| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual compound details | Open | Danielle Brown Great Britain | Mel Clarke Great Britain | Stepanida Artakhinova Russia |
| Individual recurve details | Standing | Huilian Yan China | Hwa Sook Lee South Korea | Milena Olszewska Poland |
| Individual recurve details | W1/W2 | Zahra Nemati Iran | Elisabetta Mijno Italy | Jinzhi Li China |
| Team recurve details | Open | South Korea (KOR) Kim Ran Sook Ko Hee Sook Lee Hwa Sook | China (CHN) Gao Fangxia Xiao Yanhong Yan Huilian | Iran (IRI) Zahra Javanmard Zahra Nemati Razieh Shir Mohammadi |