Single FITA Round Ranking Round, followed by single-elimination tournament among the top 32 qualifiers. FITA Round consists of 36 arrows at 30 metres, 50 metres, 70 metres and 90 metres, or 144 arrows total. All matches consisted of 12 arrows at 70 metres.
The heavy favorite in this event was the 1988 gold medalist, Korean Kim Su-Nyeong, who had also won the 1989 and 1991 World Championships. However, in the ranking round, her teammate Jo Yun-Jeong broke the world record to qualify first. Jo and Kim advanced through to the final, where Jo won the gold medal 112-105. A few days later, the two would lead Korea to gold in the team competition.