Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's individual

The women's individual at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the archery programme were held at the Panathinaiko Stadium.

Women's individual
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Panathinaiko Stadium, where the event was held
VenuePanathinaiko Stadium
Dates15–18 August
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Park Sung-hyun  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lee Sung-jin  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alison Williamson  Great Britain
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The heavily favored Korean women, who had taken the top three spots in the ranking round, won gold and silver medals as well as setting a new world record for a 72-arrow round. Park Sung-hyun and Lee Sung Jin defeated every opponent they faced until their final match against each other, which Park won for the gold medal. Alison Williamson of Great Britain, who was ranked only 21st after the ranking round, was able to win a number of upsets to make it to the semi-finals. After losing that match, she pulled off one more upset to finish with a bronze medal.

Ranking round

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The ranking round was held on 12 August at 09:00 at Dekelia Air Force Base. In the 72 arrow ranking round, the Korean women dominated the field, taking the top three spots and setting a world record with Park Sung-hyun's score of 682. The Chinese women also did well, placing 4th, 5th, and 11th. Yuan Shu Chi and Wu Hui Ju of Chinese Taipei finished 6th and 10th.

Rank Archer Nation Score
1 Park Sung-hyun   South Korea 682
2 Lee Sung-jin   South Korea 675
3 Yun Mi-Jin   South Korea 673
4 He Ying   China 667
5 Zhang Juanjuan   China 663
6 Yuan Shu Chi   Chinese Taipei 658
7 Justyna Mospinek   Poland 657
8 Evangelia Psarra   Greece 652
9 Natalia Valeeva   Italy 650
10 Wu Hui Ju   Chinese Taipei 649
11 Lin Sang   China 647
12 Nataliya Burdeyna   Ukraine 643
13 Dola Banerjee   India 642
14 Tetyana Berezhna   Ukraine 640
15 Margarita Galinovskaya   Russia 639
16 Natalia Nasaridze   Turkey 639
17 Naomi Folkard   Great Britain 638
18 Cornelia Pfohl   Germany 638
19 Jennifer Nichols   United States 638
20 Sumangala Sharma   India 638
21 Alison Williamson   Great Britain 637
22 Kristine Esebua   Georgia 636
23 Anja Hitzler   Germany 632
24 Almudena Gallardo   Spain 631
25 Zekiye Keskin Satir   Turkey 631
26 Viktoriya Beloslydtseva   Kazakhstan 629
27 Małgorzata Sobieraj   Poland 628
28 Iwona Marcinkiewicz   Poland 628
29 Melissa Jennison   Australia 628
30 Alexandra Fouace   France 627
31 Bérengère Schuh   France 626
32 Mon Redee Sut Txi   Malaysia 626
33 Natalia Bolotova   Russia 625
34 Elpida Romantzi   Greece 624
35 Sayami Matsushita   Japan 624
36 Stephanie Arnold   United States 623
37 Yukari Kawasaki   Japan 622
38 Thin Thin Khaing   Myanmar 622
39 Deonne Bridger   Australia 620
40 Wiebke Nulle   Germany 620
41 Khatuna Narimanidze   Georgia 620
42 Damla Gunay   Turkey 620
43 Reena Kumari   India 620
44 Janet Dykman   United States 619
45 Chen Li Ju   Chinese Taipei 617
46 Puspitasari Rina Dewi   Indonesia 616
47 Marie-Pier Beaudet   Canada 616
48 Olga Pilipova   Kazakhstan 616
49 Mari Piuva   Finland 615
50 Elena Dostay   Russia 609
51 Fotini Vavatsi   Greece 609
52 Kirstin Jean Lewis   South Africa 606
53 Sayoko Kawauchi   Japan 601
54 Tshering Chhoden   Bhutan 600
55 Narguis Nabieva   Tajikistan 600
56 Jasmin Figueroa   Philippines 600
57 Jo-Ann Galbraith   Australia 596
58 Maydenia Sarduy   Cuba 595
59 Kateryna Palekha   Ukraine 595
60 Aurore Trayan   France 594
61 Helen Palmer   Great Britain 594
62 Hanna Karasiova   Belarus 588
63 Lamia Bahnasawy   Egypt 564
64 May Mansour   Egypt 536

Competition bracket

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Section 1

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
            
1   Park Sung-hyun (KOR) 154
64   May Mansour (EGY) 102
1   Park Sung-hyun (KOR) 165
33   Natalia Bolotova (RUS) 148
33   Natalia Bolotova (RUS) 154
32   Mon Redee Sut Txi (MAS) 143
1   Park Sung-hyun (KOR) 171
17   Naomi Folkard (GBR) 159
17   Naomi Folkard (GBR) 139
48   Olga Pilipova (KAZ) 128
17   Naomi Folkard (GBR) 156
49   Mari Piuva (FIN) 151
49   Mari Piuva (FIN) 136
16   Natalia Nasaridze (TUR) 133
1   Park Sung-hyun (KOR) 111
8   Evangelia Psarra (GRE) 101
56   Jasmin Figueroa (PHI) 132
9   Natalia Valeeva (ITA) 130
56   Jasmin Figueroa (PHI) 150
24   Almudena Gallardo (ESP) 152
24   Almudena Gallardo (ESP) 148
41   Khatuna Narimanidze (GEO) 132
24   Almudena Gallardo (ESP) 152
8   Evangelia Psarra (GRE) 160
25   Zekiye Keskin Satir (TUR) 13510
40   Wiebke Nulle (GER) 1357
25   Zekiye Keskin Satir (TUR) 161
8   Evangelia Psarra (GRE) 163
8   Evangelia Psarra (GRE) 138
57   Jo-Ann Galbraith (AUS) 116

Section 2

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
            
5   Zhang Juanjuan (CHN) 135
60   Aurore Trayan (FRA) 122
5   Zhang Juanjuan (CHN) 166
28   Iwona Marcinkiewicz (POL) 157
28   Iwona Marcinkiewicz (POL) 119
37   Yukari Kawasaki (JPN) 106
5   Zhang Juanjuan (CHN) 161
21   Alison Williamson (GBR) 165
21   Alison Williamson (GBR) 147
44   Janet Dykman (USA) 121
21   Alison Williamson (GBR) 154
53   Sayoko Kawauchi (JPN) 150
53   Sayoko Kawauchi (JPN) 137
12   Nataliya Burdeyna (UKR) 129
21   Alison Williamson (GBR) 109
4   He Ying (CHN) 89
52   Kirstin Jean Lewis (RSA) 141
13   Dola Banerjee (IND) 131
52   Kirstin Jean Lewis (RSA) 157
20   Sumangala Sharma (IND) 153
20   Sumangala Sharma (IND) 142
45   Chen Li Ju (TPE) 133
52   Kirstin Jean Lewis (RSA) 142
4   He Ying (CHN) 156
29   Melissa Jennison (AUS) 132
36   Stephanie Arnold (USA) 121
29   Melissa Jennison (AUS) 1588
4   He Ying (CHN) 1589
4   He Ying (CHN) 141
61   Helen Palmer (GBR) 130

Section 3

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
            
3   Yun Mi-Jin (KOR) 162
62   Hanna Karasiova (BLR) 155
3   Yun Mi-Jin (KOR) 173
35   Sayami Matsushita (JPN) 149
35   Sayami Matsushita (JPN) 165
30   Alexandra Fouace (FRA) 157
3   Yun Mi-Jin (KOR) 168
19   Jennifer Nichols (USA) 162
19   Jennifer Nichols (USA) 160
46   Puspitasari Rina Dewi (INA) 141
19   Jennifer Nichols (USA) 163
14   Tetyana Berezhna (UKR) 160
14   Tetyana Berezhna (UKR) 160
51   Fotini Vavatsi (GRE) 156
3   Yun (KOR) 105
6   Yuan Shu Chi (TPE) 107
54   Tshering Chhoden (BHU) 159
11   Lin Sang (CHN) 156
54   Tshering Chhoden (BHU) 1344
43   Reena Kumari (IND) 1347
43   Reena Kumari (IND) 153
22   Kristine Esebua (GEO) 149
43   Reena Kumari (IND) 148
6   Yuan Shu Chi (TPE) 166
27   Małgorzata Sobieraj (POL) 1519,9,8,9
38   Thin Thin Khaing (MYA) 1519,9,8,7
27   Małgorzata Sobieraj (POL) 149
6   Yuan Shu Chi (TPE) 158
6   Yuan Shu Chi (TPE) 162
59   Kateryna Palekha (UKR) 158

Section 4

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
            
7   Justyna Mospinek (POL) 162
58   Maydenia Sarduy (CUB) 145
7   Justyna Mospinek (POL) 163
26   Viktoriya Beloslydtseva (KAZ) 155
26   Viktoriya Beloslydtseva (KAZ) 150
39   Deonne Bridger (AUS) 145
7   Justyna Mospinek (POL) 151
10   Wu Hui Ju (TPE) 160
23   Anja Hitzler (GER) 163
42   Damla Gunay (TUR) 152
23   Anja Hitzler (GER) 1568
10   Wu Hui Ju (TPE) 1569
10   Wu Hui Ju (TPE) 156
55   Narguis Nabieva (TJK) 142
10   Wu (TPE) 103
2   Lee Sung-jin (KOR) 104
15   Margarita Galinovskaya (RUS) 153
50   Elena Dostay (RUS) 136
15   Margarita Galinovskaya (RUS) 158
18   Cornelia Pfohl (GER) 156
18   Cornelia Pfohl (GER) 146
47   Marie-Pier Beaudet (CAN) 128
15   Margarita Galinovskaya (RUS) 163
2   Lee Sung-jin (KOR) 165
34   Elpida Romantzi (GRE) 151
31   Bérengère Schuh (FRA) 143
34   Elpida Romantzi (GRE) 146
2   Lee Sung-jin (KOR) 166
2   Lee Sung-jin (KOR) 164
63   Lamia Bahnasawy (EGY) 127

Finals

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Semifinals Finals
      
1   Park Sung-hyun (KOR) 110
21   Alison Williamson (GBR) 100
1   Park Sung-hyun (KOR) 110
2   Lee Sung-jin (KOR) 108
2   Lee Sung-jin (KOR) 104
6   Yuan Shu Chi (TPE) 98 Third place
21   Alison Williamson (GBR) 105
6   Yuan Shu Chi (TPE) 104

Event summary

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Round of 64

In the first round of elimination on 15 August, archers competed head-to-head. Each fired six ends of three arrows. Winners advanced to the round of 32, while losers received a final ranking between 33 and 64 based on their score in the round. Sayami Matsushita had the highest score of the round with 165.

The first big surprise of the round came when Tshering Chhoden of Bhutan, who had been ranked 54th, defeated 11th-ranked Lin Sang of China. This set Chhoden up for a round of 32 match with 43rd-ranked Reena Kumari of India, who had also won in an upset. One archer from the top ten, Natalia Valeeva of Italy, lost in the first round, to 56th-ranked Jasmin Figueroa of the Philippines.

Perhaps the most exciting match of the day was between Małgorzata Sobieraj and Thin Thin Khaing, who tied with 151. Each archer shot a 9 on the first tie-breaking arrow and another 9 on the second. When the third tie-breaker resulted in an 8 for each archer, it was not possible to separate the two archers, even by measuring the distance to the centre of the target. It was only the second time in Olympic history [1] that a fourth arrow was required to separate two archers, the first having been in Atlanta. Sobieraj's fourth arrow was better, giving her the win.

Round of 32

Held on 17 August, the second round of elimination, like the first, was a head-to-head competition in which each archer fired six ends of three arrows. Winners advanced to the round of 16, while losers received a final rank between 17 and 32 based on their scores in the round. Yun Mi-Jin of Korea scored 173 in the round, tying the Olympic record she set at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

52nd-ranked Kirstin Jean Lewis pulled off her second upset of the tournament, defeating 20th-ranked Sumangala Sharma to become the lowest ranked archer to advance. Jennifer Nichols, ranked 19th, was the only other archer to win an upset, against 14th-ranked Tetyana Berezhna. 4th-ranked He Ying, however, nearly became the third upset victim and the only top ten archer of the day to fall when Melissa Jennison forced a tie-breaker that He won 9–8. Tshering Chhoden, who had won a major upset in the first round, nearly pulled off another, forcing Reena Kumari into a tie-breaker, which Kumari won.

Round of 16

The third round of elimination, on 18 August, was the final one that used the 18 arrow match. Winners advanced to the quarterfinals, while the losers received final rankings between 9 and 16 depending on their score in the round. Park Sung-hyun had the highest score of the round, as the three Koreans continued to win.

The Chinese women were handed another defeat at the hands of Alison Williamson of Great Britain, who at 21st was the only archer not from the top ten to qualify for the quarterfinals. The archers from Chinese Taipei both continued into the quarterfinals, as did Evangelia Psarra of Greece.

Quarterfinals

With 8 archers left, the quarterfinal matches on 18 August consisted of each archer firing four ends of three arrows. Winners advanced to the semifinals while the losers received final rankings between 5 and 8. The highest score of the round again was notched by Park Sung-hyun, with 111 points.

Alison Williamson continued a great run, defeating 4th-ranked He Ying to advance to the semifinals. He missed the target with two arrows, but would have needed to score perfect 10s on each of those arrows to even tie Williamson and force a tie-breaker. Park Sung-hyun easily defeated Evangelia Psarra, scoring no less than 27 in any end of three arrows. In two matches between Korean archers and archers from Chinese Taipei, Yun Mi-Jin was the only Korean to lose so far in the women's competition, falling to Yuan Shu Chi. Lee Sung Jin, however, was able to come from behind to defeat Wu Hui Ju to keep Korea in contention for two medals.

Semifinals

With only four archers left, the semifinals featured 12-arrow matches. The two winners faced each other in the gold medal match, while the losers of the semifinals faced off for the bronze medal. For the third round in a row, Park Sung-hyun posted the high score, this time with a 110.

Lee Sung Jin and Yuan Shu Chi were the first two archers to compete. The first end resulted in a tie at 27. Lee began to pull away in the second end, scoring 26 to Shu's 24. In each of the third and fourth ends, Lee increased his lead, finishing with a safe 6-point victory to advance to the final. Park and Alison Williamson were next. Williamson's surprising run for gold came to a crash, as Park continued to be nearly perfect. Once again, Park did not score lower than 27 in any end of three arrows, dominating each end and advancing to face fellow Korean Lee in the finals.

Bronze medal match

The bronze medal match pitted Yuan Shu Chi, who had started with a 6th place in the ranking round, against Alison Williamson, who had started at 21st. Each archer fired four ends of three arrows, with the winner receiving a bronze medal while the loser would go home with a 4th-place finish and no medal.

The first end was a good one for both archers, with Yuan scoring a 10 and two 9s while Williamson matched the score with two 10s and an 8. Yuan kept up the pace with another 28 in the second end, as Williamson faltered slightly and dropped 3 points behind with a 25. Williamson caught up in the third end, however, with a 27 to Yuan's 25. Yuan took the lead again with the first arrow of the last end, but again Williamson brought it back to a tie with the second arrow. With the score tied and one arrow remaining, Williamson shot an 8 to Yuan's 7, claiming the bronze medal.

Final

The women's gold medal match pitted two Koreans against each other. The two had dominated the competition from the beginning, with Park Sung-hyun placing 1st in the ranking round and Lee Sung Jin placing 2nd.

In the first end, Park shot a rare 26, breaking a long string of ends no lower than 27. Lee matched the score, then hit a perfect 30 in the second end. Park returned to form in the second end with a 27, but this still left her 3 points behind. Park continued to build on her scores with a 28 in the third end, bringing the match to 2 points when Lee shot a 27. The fourth end was Park's best of the match while it was Lee's worst, as Park reversed the deficit with a 29–25 final end to take the gold, 110–108. Lee received a silver medal.

References

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  • "Women's individual archery results". BBC News. 11 August 2004. Retrieved 20 February 2007.