Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's team

Women's team archery
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueHwarang Archery Field
DatesSeptember 27 — October 1
Competitors45 from 15 nations
Medalists
   South Korea
   Indonesia
   United States
Archery at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Individual   men   women
Team   men   women

A total of 15 nations competed in the women's team event at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the archery programme. The ranking round score for a team was the sum of the three scores earned by the individual archers in the individual ranking round. The top twelve nations competed in the semifinals, with the top eight advancing to the finals.

Preliminary round

The ranking round score for a team was the sum of the three scores earned by the individual archers in the individual ranking round. The top twelve nations competed in the semifinals, with the top eight moving on to the final.

Semifinal

In the women's team semifinals, Korea kept a firm grip on the lead. The Chinese Taipei team plummeted eight places to eleventh, joining Mongolia, China, and Poland in not advancing to the finals. The Soviets dropped a place but still looked strong even as the Americans passed them and the Indonesian and British teams grew nearer.

Final

A tie for the silver medal between Indonesia and the United States was resolved using a nine arrow tie-breaker. The Indonesian women shot a 72, while the Americans shot a 67. This was the first medal, in any sport, the Indonesians had won at the Olympics. The Soviets were behind both teams by only 1 point, while the Koreans won easily by a margin of 30 points.

Result

Rank Nation Archer Open roundRank SemifinalRankGrand final
1st South KoreaKim Soo-nyung
Wang Hee-kyung
Yun Young-sook
3925 1 10001982
2nd IndonesiaLilies Handayani
Nurfitriyana Saiman
Kusuma Wardhani
3720 59754952
3rd United StatesDeborah Ochs
Denise Parker
Melanie Skillman
3742 49882952
4 Soviet UnionLioudmila Arjannikova
Natalya Butuzova
Tetiana Muntian
381829783951
5 Great BritainPauline Edwards
Joanne Franks
Cheryl Sutton
369279625933
6 West GermanyDoris Haas
Claudia Kriz
Christa Oeckl
370269536931
7 SwedenLiselotte Andersson
Carina Jonsson
Jenny Sjöwall
3662109498930
8 FranceMarie-Josée Bazin
Nathalie Hibon
Catherine Pellen
3653 119507898
9 ChinaMa Shaorong
Ma Xiangjun
Yao Yawen
3683 89489
10 PolandJoanna Helbin
Beata Iwanek
Joanna Kwasna
3681 994510
11 Chinese TaipeiChin Chiu-Yueh
Lai Fang-Mei
Liu Pi-Yu
3749 393911
12 MongoliaDorjsembee Erdenechimeg
Sambuu Oyuntsetseg
Suvd Tuul
36261291212
13 FinlandPäivi Aaltonen
Minna Heinonen
Jutta Poikolainen
359313
14 TurkeyElif Eksi
Huriye Eksi
Selda Unsal
359014
15 JapanKyoko Kitahara
Keiko Nakagomi
Toyoka Oki
356715

References

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