# Archery at the 2015 European Games – Women's individual

The women's individual recurve competition at the 2015 European Games was held from 16 to 19 June 2015 at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. One of five events comprising the inaugural European Games' archery programme, it featured a total of 62 archers from 30 different nations.
Karina Winter of Germany won the gold medal, defeating the reigning world champion Maja Jager of Denmark in the final. Spain's Alicia Marín won the bronze medal ahead of Greece's Evangelia Psarra.

## Background
### Qualification

Qualification for the European Games took place at the European Archery Championships in Echmiadzin, Armenia in July 2014 and at a final qualifying tournament held during the European Grand Prix in Marathon, Greece in March 2015. As the host nation, Azerbaijan automatically qualified a maximum three female archers for the Games. The quota place won by Kosovo marked their first appearance as an independent entity in the women's individual event, having been accepted as a full member of the International Olympic Committee at the end of 2014.

## Format
### Schedule

| Day | Date | Time | Stage |
| 4 | Tuesday, 16 June 2015 | 14:00-16:00 | Ranking round |
| 7 | Friday, 19 June 2015 | 09:00-12:30 14:00-17:30 | 1/32 elimination round |
| 9 | Sunday, 21 June 2015 | 09:00-12:30 | 1/16 elimination round |
| 9 | Sunday, 21 June 2015 | 14:00-18:15 | 1/8 elimination round |
| 9 | Sunday, 21 June 2015 | 14:00-18:15 | Quarter-finals |
| 9 | Sunday, 21 June 2015 | 14:00-18:15 | Semi-finals |
| 9 | Sunday, 21 June 2015 | 14:00-18:15 | Bronze medal match |
| 9 | Sunday, 21 June 2015 | 14:00-18:15 | Gold medal match |
| Source:$^{:6}$ ||||

## Report

The Azerbaijani team was forced to make a late change after injury forced Sugrakhanim Mugabilzada to pull out of the Games. 41-year-old Leila Fazilova was initially announced as her replacement, but Reuters reported on 13 June she had voluntarily decided to withdraw amid claims of nepotism, her husband holding the position of assistant team coach of the Azerbaijani squad. Yaylagul Ramazanova was subsequently called up as the team's third member just three days before the beginning of the competition.
On 18 June, the day before the beginning of the elimination rounds, the Dutch Olympic Committee announced that Shireen-Zoë de Vries was to return to the Netherlands due to from illness and would take no further part in the competition. The following day Kosovoan archer Lirije Sahiti also withdrew from the opening elimination round after falling ill. Their respective opponents Miriam Alarcon and Natalia Valeeva were thereby given a bye to the second round.
Sartori and Tonetta, who had already won gold medals in the women's team event, each progressed to the 1/8 elimination round to face German opposition, with Sartori meeting Richter and Tonetta facing top seed Unruh. Valeeva, the third member of the victorious Italian women's team and the winner of the gold medal in the mixed team event, did not progress beyond the 1/16 elimination round, losing to Yuliya Lobzhenidze of Georgia in four sets.

## Results
### Ranking round
#### Key

Advanced to 1/16 elimination round
 Advanced to 1/32 elimination round
| Rank | Archer | Half | Half | Score | 10s | Xs |
| Rank | Archer | 1st | 2nd | Score | 10s | Xs |
| 1 | Lisa Unruh (GER) | 332 | 330 | 662 | 26 | 10 |
| 2 | Maja Jager (DEN) | 329 | 328 | 657 | 27 | 10 |
| 3 | Natalia Valeeva (ITA) | 327 | 326 | 653 | 25 | 3 |
| 4 | Khatuna Narimanidze (GEO) | 322 | 331 | 653 | 22 | 6 |
| 5 | Kristina Timofeeva (RUS) | 324 | 326 | 650 | 22 | 3 |
| 6 | Guendalina Sartori (ITA) | 317 | 331 | 648 | 25 | 8 |
| 7 | Inna Stepanova (RUS) | 320 | 327 | 647 | 22 | 7 |
| 8 | Natalia Erdyniyeva (RUS) | 323 | 324 | 647 | 20 | 4 |
| 9 | Karina Winter (GER) | 322 | 324 | 646 | 23 | 6 |
| 10 | Lidiia Sichenikova (UKR) | 321 | 323 | 644 | 21 | 7 |
| 11 | Elena Richter (GER) | 318 | 326 | 644 | 21 | 3 |
| 12 | Alexandra Longova (SVK) | 320 | 322 | 642 | 22 | 10 |
| 13 | Yasemin Anagoz (TUR) | 319 | 323 | 642 | 21 | 6 |
| 14 | Laura Ruggieri (FRA) | 324 | 316 | 640 | 18 | 4 |
| 15 | Berengere Schuh (FRA) | 321 | 319 | 640 | 17 | 10 |
| 16 | Elena Tonetta (ITA) | 320 | 317 | 637 | 19 | 5 |
| 17 | Veronika Marchenko (UKR) | 321 | 316 | 637 | 18 | 5 |
| 18 | Wioleta Myszor (POL) | 314 | 322 | 636 | 23 | 9 |
| 19 | Alicia Marín (ESP) | 313 | 323 | 636 | 21 | 3 |
| 20 | Ana Umer (SLO) | 307 | 329 | 636 | 19 | 5 |
| 21 | Anastasia Pavlova (UKR) | 318 | 318 | 636 | 17 | 4 |
| 22 | Hanna Marusava (BLR) | 312 | 323 | 635 | 17 | 5 |
| 23 | Ekaterina Timofeyeva (BLR) | 320 | 315 | 635 | 16 | 4 |
| 24 | Kristine Esebua (GEO) | 316 | 318 | 634 | 15 | 4 |
| 25 | Naomi Folkard (GBR) | 318 | 315 | 633 | 14 | 4 |
| 26 | Taru Kuoppa (FIN) | 315 | 315 | 630 | 20 | 5 |
| 27 | Shireen-Zoë de Vries (NED) | 312 | 318 | 630 | 19 | 5 |
| 28 | Evangelina Psarra (GRE) | 317 | 313 | 630 | 16 | 2 |
| 29 | Adriana Martín (ESP) | 319 | 310 | 629 | 20 | 7 |
| 30 | Yuliya Lobzhenidze (GEO) | 307 | 322 | 629 | 20 | 7 |
| 31 | Simona Băncilă (ROU) | 314 | 315 | 629 | 19 | 4 |
| 32 | Adriana Żurańska (POL) | 315 | 313 | 628 | 25 | 7 |
| 33 | Céline Schobinger (SUI) | 312 | 316 | 628 | 19 | 4 |
| 34 | Olqa Senyuk (AZE) | 309 | 318 | 627 | 16 | 6 |
| 35 | Carina Rosenvinge (DEN) | 316 | 311 | 627 | 16 | 5 |
| 36 | Dobromira Danailova (BUL) | 313 | 313 | 626 | 15 | 3 |
| 37 | Natasja Bech (DEN) | 317 | 306 | 623 | 17 | 4 |
| 38 | Miriam Alarcón (ESP) | 320 | 303 | 623 | 14 | 1 |
| 39 | Aybüke Aktuna (TUR) | 311 | 312 | 623 | 12 | 2 |
| 40 | Nicky Hunt (GBR) | 314 | 307 | 621 | 17 | 4 |
| 41 | Begünhan Elif Ünsal (TUR) | 307 | 314 | 621 | 15 | 5 |
| 42 | Natalia Leśniak (POL) | 305 | 314 | 619 | 15 | 2 |
| 43 | Solenne Thomas (FRA) | 303 | 315 | 618 | 18 | 5 |
| 44 | Alexandra Mirca (MDA) | 312 | 306 | 618 | 15 | 5 |
| 45 | Alena Tolkach (BLR) | 308 | 309 | 617 | 14 | 6 |
| 46 | Laura Nurmsalu (EST) | 313 | 304 | 617 | 12 | 0 |
| 47 | Esther Deden (NED) | 314 | 301 | 615 | 17 | 6 |
| 48 | Mikaella Kourouna (CYP) | 310 | 305 | 615 | 17 | 4 |
| 49 | Ariadni Chorti (GRE) | 309 | 306 | 615 | 12 | 3 |
| 50 | Sabine Mayrhofer-Gritsch (AUT) | 305 | 306 | 611 | 11 | 3 |
| 51 | Annemarie der Kinderen (NED) | 304 | 304 | 608 | 12 | 4 |
| 52 | Line Ridderstrøm (NOR) | 294 | 310 | 604 | 17 | 10 |
| 53 | Amy Oliver (GBR) | 293 | 311 | 604 | 15 | 2 |
| 54 | Anete Kreicberga (LAT) | 302 | 302 | 604 | 11 | 3 |
| 55 | Anatoli Martha Gkorila (GRE) | 303 | 298 | 601 | 14 | 4 |
| 56 | Iliana Deineko (SUI) | 302 | 298 | 600 | 17 | 5 |
| 57 | Sinead Cuthbert Cunningham (IRL) | 304 | 292 | 596 | 16 | 3 |
| 58 | Nathalie Dielen (SUI) | 302 | 292 | 594 | 11 | 6 |
| 59 | Dangerūta Nosalienė (LTU) | 304 | 289 | 593 | 9 | 1 |
| 60 | Nurlana Velieva (AZE) | 300 | 286 | 586 | 14 | 3 |
| 61 | Yaylagul Ramazanova (AZE) | 295 | 287 | 582 | 10 | 2 |
| 62 | Lirije Sahiti (KOS) | 224 | 222 | 446 | 1 | 0 |
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### Elimination rounds
#### Section 1

| 1/32 eliminations | 1/32 eliminations | 1/32 eliminations | 1/16 eliminations | 1/16 eliminations | 1/16 eliminations | 1/8 eliminations | 1/8 eliminations | 1/8 eliminations | | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | 1 | Lisa Unruh (GER) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 32 | Adriana Żurańska (POL) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Céline Schobinger (SUI) | 4 | 32 | Adriana Żurańska (POL) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Adriana Żurańska (POL) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Adriana Żurańska (POL) | 6 | | | | 1 | Lisa Unruh (GER) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | Elena Tonetta (ITA) | 6 | | | | |
| 17 | Veronika Marchenko (UKR) | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | Elena Tonetta (ITA) | 6 | | | | |
| 48 | Mikaella Kourouna (CYP) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Mikaella Kourouna (CYP) | 2 | 17 | Veronika Marchenko (UKR) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Elena Tonetta (ITA) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 49 | Ariadni Chorti (GRE) | 2 | 16 | Elena Tonetta (ITA) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Elena Tonetta (ITA) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Elena Tonetta (ITA) | 6 | | | | | | | | 16 | Elena Tonetta (ITA) | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Karina Winter (GER) | 7 |
| 9 | Karina Winter (GER) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Karina Winter (GER) | 7 |
| 56 | Iliana Deineko (SUI) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Iliana Deineko (SUI) | 0 | 9 | Karina Winter (GER) | 6* | | | | | | | |
| | | | 41 | Begünhan Elif Ünsal (TUR) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Begünhan Elif Ünsal (TUR) | 6 | 41 | Begünhan Elif Ünsal (TUR) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Kristine Esebua (GEO) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Kristine Esebua (GEO) | 2 | | | | 9 | Karina Winter (GER) | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Natalia Erdyniyeva (RUS) | 1 | | | | |
| 25 | Naomi Folkard (GBR) | 0 | | | | | | | 8 | Natalia Erdyniyeva (RUS) | 1 | | | | |
| 40 | Nicky Hunt (GBR) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Nicky Hunt (GBR) | 6 | 40 | Nicky Hunt (GBR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Natalia Erdyniyeva (RUS) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 57 | Sinead Cuthbert Cunningham (IRL) | 0 | 8 | Natalia Erdyniyeva (RUS) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Natalia Erdyniyeva (RUS) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 1/32 eliminations | 1/32 eliminations | 1/32 eliminations | 1/16 eliminations | 1/16 eliminations | 1/16 eliminations | 1/8 eliminations | 1/8 eliminations | 1/8 eliminations | | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Kristina Timofeeva (RUS) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Nurlana Velieva (AZE) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Nurlana Velieva (AZE) | 0 | 5 | Kristina Timofeeva (RUS) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 28 | Evangelina Psarra (GRE) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Natasja Bech (DEN) | 2 | 28 | Evangelina Psarra (GRE) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Evangelina Psarra (GRE) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Evangelina Psarra (GRE) | 6 | | | | 28 | Evangelina Psarra (GRE) | 6* | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21 | Anastasia Pavlova (UKR) | 5 | | | | |
| 21 | Anastasia Pavlova (UKR) | 6 | | | | | | | 21 | Anastasia Pavlova (UKR) | 5 | | | | |
| 44 | Alexandra Mirca (MDA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Alexandra Mirca (MDA) | 0 | 21 | Anastasia Pavlova (UKR) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Alexandra Longova (SVK) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Amy Oliver (GBR) | 0 | 12 | Alexandra Longova (SVK) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Alexandra Longova (SVK) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Alexandra Longova (SVK) | 6 | | | | | | | | 28 | Evangelina Psarra (GRE) | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Yasemin Anagoz (TUR) | 0 |
| 13 | Yasemin Anagoz (TUR) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Yasemin Anagoz (TUR) | 0 |
| 52 | Line Ridderstrøm (NOR) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Line Ridderstrøm (NOR) | 2 | 13 | Yasemin Anagoz (TUR) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 45 | Alena Tolkach (BLR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Alena Tolkach (BLR) | 6* | 45 | Alena Tolkach (BLR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Ana Umer (SLO) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Ana Umer (SLO) | 5 | | | | 13 | Yasemin Anagoz (TUR) | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Khatuna Narimanidze (GEO) | 4 | | | | |
| 29 | Adriana Martín (ESP) | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Khatuna Narimanidze (GEO) | 4 | | | | |
| 36 | Dobromira Danailova (BUL) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Dobromira Danailova (BUL) | 4 | 29 | Adriana Martín (ESP) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Khatuna Narimanidze (GEO) | 6* | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Yaylagul Ramazanova (AZE) | 4 | 4 | Khatuna Narimanidze (GEO) | 6* | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Khatuna Narimanidze (GEO) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 1/32 eliminations | 1/32 eliminations | 1/32 eliminations | 1/16 eliminations | 1/16 eliminations | 1/16 eliminations | 1/8 eliminations | 1/8 eliminations | 1/8 eliminations | | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Natalia Valeeva (ITA) | WO | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Lirije Sahiti (KOS) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Lirije Sahiti (KOS) | | 3 | Natalia Valeeva (ITA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 30 | Yuliya Lobzhenidze (GEO) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Carina Rosenvinge Christiansen (DEN) | 5 | 30 | Yuliya Lobzhenidze (GEO) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Yuliya Lobzhenidze (GEO) | 6* | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Yuliya Lobzhenidze (GEO) | 6* | | | | 30 | Yuliya Lobzhenidze (GEO) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19 | Alicia Marín (ESP) | 6 | | | | |
| 19 | Alicia Marín (ESP) | 6 | | | | | | | 19 | Alicia Marín (ESP) | 6 | | | | |
| 46 | Laura Nurmsalu (EST) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Laura Nurmsalu (EST) | 2 | 19 | Alicia Marín (ESP) | 6* | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Laura Ruggieri (FRA) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Annemarie der Kinderen (NED) | 4 | 14 | Laura Ruggieri (FRA) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Laura Ruggieri (FRA) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Laura Ruggieri (FRA) | 6 | | | | | | | | 19 | Alicia Marín (ESP) | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Guendalina Sartori (ITA) | 2 |
| 11 | Elena Richter (GER) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Guendalina Sartori (ITA) | 2 |
| 54 | Anete Kreicberga (LAT) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Anete Kreicberga (LAT) | 0 | 11 | Elena Richter (GER) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 22 | Hanna Marusava (BLR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Solenne Thomas (FRA) | 3 | 22 | Hanna Marusava (BLR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Hanna Marusava (BLR) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Hanna Marusava (BLR) | 7 | | | | 11 | Elena Richter (GER) | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Guendalina Sartori (ITA) | 6 | | | | |
| 27 | Shireen-Zoë de Vries (NED) | | | | | | | | 6 | Guendalina Sartori (ITA) | 6 | | | | |
| 38 | Miriam Alarcón (ESP) | WO | | | | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Miriam Alarcón (ESP) | WO | 38 | Miriam Alarcón (ESP) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Guendalina Sartori (ITA) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 59 | Dangerūta Nosalienė (LTU) | 3 | 6 | Guendalina Sartori (ITA) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Guendalina Sartori (ITA) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 1/32 eliminations | 1/32 eliminations | 1/32 eliminations | 1/16 eliminations | 1/16 eliminations | 1/16 eliminations | 1/8 eliminations | 1/8 eliminations | 1/8 eliminations | | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| 7 | Inna Stepanova (RUS) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Nathalie Dielen (SUI) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Nathalie Dielen (SUI) | 3 | 7 | Inna Stepanova (RUS) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 39 | Aybüke Aktuna (TUR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Aybüke Aktuna (TUR) | 6 | 39 | Aybüke Aktuna (TUR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Taru Kuoppa (FIN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Taru Kuoppa (FIN) | 2 | | | | 7 | Inna Stepanova (RUS) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Lidiia Sichenikova (UKR) | 6* | | | | |
| 23 | Ekaterina Timofeyeva (BLR) | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | Lidiia Sichenikova (UKR) | 6* | | | | |
| 42 | Natalia Leśniak (POL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Natalia Leśniak (POL) | 2 | 23 | Ekaterina Timofeyeva (BLR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Lidiia Sichenikova (UKR) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Anatoli Martha Gkorila (GRE) | 2 | 10 | Lidiia Sichenikova (UKR) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lidiia Sichenikova (UKR) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lidiia Sichenikova (UKR) | 6 | | | | | | | | 10 | Lidiia Sichenikova (UKR) | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maja Jager (DEN) | 7 |
| 15 | Berengere Schuh (FRA) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maja Jager (DEN) | 7 |
| 50 | Sabine Mayrhofer-Gritsch (AUT) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | Sabine Mayrhofer-Gritsch (AUT) | 0 | 15 | Berengere Schuh (FRA) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 47 | Esther Deden (NED) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Esther Deden (NED) | 6 | 47 | Esther Deden (NED) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Wioleta Myszor (POL) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Wioleta Myszor (POL) | 4 | | | | 15 | Berengere Schuh (FRA) | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Maja Jager (DEN) | 6 | | | | |
| 31 | S Băncilă (ROU) | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | Maja Jager (DEN) | 6 | | | | |
| 34 | O Senyuk (AZE) | 6* | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | O Senyuk (AZE) | 6* | 34 | Olqa Senyuk (AZE) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Maja Jager (DEN) | 7 | | | | | | | |
Note: An asterisk (*) denotes a win from a one-arrow shoot-off
Source:$^{:2–3}$

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 9 | Karina Winter (GER) | 6 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 30 | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Evangelina Psarra (GRE) | 2 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 29 | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Evangelina Psarra (GRE) | 2 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 9 | Karina Winter (GER) | 6 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Maja Jager (DEN) | 2 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 24 | |
| 19 | Alicia Marín (ESP) | 1 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 2 | Maja Jager (DEN) | 2 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 24 | |
| 2 | Maja Jager (DEN) | 7 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | | 28 | Evangelina Psarra (GRE) | 4 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
| | | | | | | | 19 | Alicia Marín (ESP) | 6 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 26 |
Source:$^{:1}$