The Olympic Games involve 64 athletes in each event. The top archers qualified by participating in the 2011 World Archery Championships, and achieving a high score. The places in the Olympic Games, except three of them which are invitations from a tripartie commission composed of the International Olympic Committee, the Association of National Olympic Committees, and the World Archery Federation, are distributed according to the results. By reaching the quarterfinals of the 2011 World Championships, Henckels qualified for the 2012 London Olympics.