Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's individual

The women's individual archery event at the 1976 Summer Olympics was part of the archery programme. The event consisted of a double FITA round. For each round, the archer shot 36 arrows at each of four distances—70, 60, 50, and 30 metres. The highest score for each arrow was 10 points, giving a possible maximum of 2880 points. 16 nations sent 27 athletes to the women's competition in archery.[1]

Women's individual
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Archery Field, Joliette
Dates27–30 July
Competitors27 from 16 nations
Winning score2499
Medalists
Luann Ryon  United States
Valentina Kovpan  Soviet Union
Zebiniso Rustamova  Soviet Union

Luann Ryon of the United States broke both of her countrywoman Doreen Wilber's Olympic records in the event (FITA round and double FITA round) on her way to the second straight gold medal for an American in the women's competition. The Soviet women repeated their bronze medal from 1972 and gained a silver medal as well.

Records

The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.

RecordRoundNameNationalityScoreOR
Single FITA roundSecondLuann Ryon United States1282OR
Double FITA roundCombinedLuann Ryon United States2499OR

Results

RankArcherNationRound 1
Score
Round 1
Rank
Round 2
Score
Round 2
Rank
Total Score
Luann Ryon United States121711282 (OR)12499 (OR)
Valentyna Kovpan Soviet Union11827127822460
Zebiniso Rustamova Soviet Union12023120572407
4Jang Sun-yong North Korea12005120562405
5Lucille Lemay Canada11818122032401
6Jadwiga Wilejto Poland12004119592395
7Linda Myers United States11809121352393
8Maria Urban West Germany121621160152376
9Leane Suniar Indonesia113415121842352
10Han Sun-hi North Korea1163101184112347
11Anna-Lisa Berglund Sweden119961141172340
12Franca Capetta Italy1152131187102339
13Lena Sjöholm Sweden112319119982322
14Minako Sato Japan1128171180132308
15Carole Toy Australia1123201182122305
16Wanda Allan Canada1154121149162303
17Marie-Christine Ventrillon France1163111135192298
18Amornrat Kaewbaidhoon Thailand1110211172142282
19Ida Da Poian Italy1147141135202282
20Irena Szydłowska Poland112781137182264
21Patricia Conway Great Britain1131161126212257
22Natjav Dariimaa Mongolia1105221104222209
23Rachael Fenwick Great Britain1095231104232199
24Gombosure Enkhtaivan Mongolia1062251094242156
25Maureen Adams Australia1076241038252114
26Kyoko Yamazaki Japan1060261034262094
27Maria Medina Puerto Rico962271031271993

References

  1. "Archery at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Wpmen's Individual". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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