| | Event type
Individual, Women
| Date | 27 – 30 September 1988 — 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Hwarang Archery Field, Seoul | |
| Participants | 62 from 30 countries | |
| Format | FITA Ranking Round, followed by elimination rounds. FITA Round consists of 36 arrows at 30 metres, 50 metres, 60 metres, and 70 metres, or 144 arrows total. Elimination rounds consisted of 36 arrows total, 9 at each distance. | |
The Koreans swept the medals in this event, led by 17-year-old Kim Su-Nyeong, who had big leads in the quarters, semis, and final rounds. This was her first major international championship, but it was the first of many. Kim would win three gold medals with Korean teams at the Olympics (1988, 1992, 2000), a silver in the 1992 individual event, and a bronze in 2000. She won four World Championships, winning the individual and team titles in both 1989 and 1991. Kim was later named the Female Archer of the 20th Century by FITA.
Ranking Round
| Date | 27 September 1988 |
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| Format | Top 24 finishers advanced to round one. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Targets Hit | 10s | 9s | 30 m | 50 m | 60 m | 70 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Su-Nyeong |  KOR | 1,331 | 144 | 63 | 59 | 347 (=2) | 336 (1) | 326 (1) | 322 (1) | ||
| 2 | Wang Hui-Gyeong | KOR | 1,298 | 144 | 49 | 63 | 347 (=2) | 319 (6) | 318 (3) | 314 (4) | ||
| 3 | Yun Yeong-Suk | KOR | 1,296 | 144 | 50 | 54 | 347 (=2) | 323 (=2) | 317 (4) | 309 (=5) | ||
| 4 | Jenny Sjöwall |  SWE | 1,294 | 143 | 53 | 56 | 341 (=13) | 317 (8) | 315 (=5) | 321 (2) | ||
| 5 | Joanne Franks |  GBR | 1,281 | 144 | 45 | 60 | 343 (=7) | 296 (=29) | 324 (2) | 318 (3) | ||
| 6 | Liudmyla Arzhannikova |  URS | 1,279 | 144 | 50 | 47 | 349 (1) | 306 (=20) | 315 (=5) | 309 (=5) | ||
| 7 | Tatyana Muntyan | URS | 1,272 | 144 | 44 | 54 | 335 (=33) | 321 (5) | 307 (=16) | 309 (=5) | ||
| 8 | Nataliya Butuzova | URS | 1,267 | 143 | 44 | 57 | 340 (=17) | 306 (=20) | 312 (10) | 309 (=5) | ||
| 9 | Päivi Aaltonen |  FIN | 1,266 | 144 | 48 | 47 | 338 (=23) | 315 (9) | 305 (=21) | 308 (9) | ||
| 10 | Liu Pi-Yu |  TPE | 1,266 | 144 | 37 | 63 | 343 (=7) | 311 (=11) | 315 (=5) | 297 (=19) | ||
| 11 | Denise Parker |  USA | 1,263 | 144 | 36 | 60 | 335 (=33) | 313 (10) | 310 (=13) | 305 (10) | ||
| 12 | Nurfitriyana Saiman |  INA | 1,258 | 143 | 45 | 50 | 339 (=20) | 323 (=2) | 307 (=16) | 289 (=29) | ||
| 13 | Lai Fang-Mei | TPE | 1,257 | 144 | 45 | 44 | 347 (=2) | 304 (=22) | 314 (8) | 292 (=26) | ||
| 14 | Lisa Andersson | SWE | 1,257 | 143 | 40 | 53 | 342 (=10) | 308 (16) | 307 (=16) | 300 (=11) | ||
| 15 | Melanie Skillman | USA | 1,252 | 144 | 44 | 57 | 338 (=23) | 322 (4) | 305 (=21) | 287 (=35) | ||
| 16 | Joanna Nowicka |  POL | 1,252 | 144 | 39 | 57 | 339 (=20) | 318 (7) | 311 (=11) | 284 (=39) | ||
| 17 | Claudia Kriz |  FRG | 1,250 | 144 | 39 | 55 | 341 (=13) | 307 (=17) | 313 (9) | 289 (=29) | ||
| 18 | Jacqueline van Rozendaal |  NED | 1,246 | 144 | 35 | 53 | 337 (=26) | 307 (=17) | 310 (=13) | 292 (=26) | ||
| 19 | Catherine Pellen |  FRA | 1,241 | 143 | 41 | 48 | 340 (=17) | 304 (=22) | 299 (=35) | 298 (=14) | ||
| 20 | Kusuma Wardhani | INA | 1,239 | 144 | 38 | 43 | 337 (=26) | 311 (=11) | 306 (=19) | 285 (=37) | ||
| 21 | Ma Xiangjun |  CHN | 1,233 | 144 | 42 | 42 | 334 (=38) | 293 (=37) | 309 (15) | 297 (=19) | ||
| 22 | Ma Shaorong | CHN | 1,233 | 144 | 34 | 48 | 337 (=26) | 309 (=14) | 300 (=33) | 287 (=35) | ||
| 23 | Pauline Edwards | GBR | 1,232 | 144 | 33 | 49 | 339 (=20) | 310 (13) | 299 (=35) | 284 (=39) | ||
| 24 | Suvdyn Tuul |  MGL | 1,231 | 144 | 36 | 48 | 340 (=17) | 291 (=42) | 302 (=31) | 298 (=14) | ||
| 25 | Christa Öckl | FRG | 1,230 | 144 | 24 | 64 | 332 (=42) | 297 (28) | 303 (=25) | 298 (=14) | ||
| 26 | Debra Ochs | USA | 1,227 | 144 | 36 | 46 | 338 (=23) | 286 (=47) | 303 (=25) | 300 (=11) | ||
| 27 | Chin Chiu-Yueh | TPE | 1,226 | 143 | 41 | 45 | 342 (=10) | 309 (=14) | 287 (50) | 288 (=32) | ||
| 28 | Nathalie Hibon | FRA | 1,224 | 143 | 41 | 39 | 334 (=38) | 303 (24) | 298 (=38) | 289 (=29) | ||
| 29 | Aurora Bretón |  MEX | 1,224 | 143 | 33 | 48 | 333 (41) | 299 (=26) | 294 (44) | 298 (=14) | ||
| 30 | Lilies Handayani | INA | 1,223 | 144 | 42 | 44 | 343 (=7) | 281 (52) | 305 (=21) | 294 (=22) | ||
| 31 | Toyoko Oku |  JPN | 1,223 | 144 | 36 | 47 | 335 (=33) | 307 (=17) | 303 (=25) | 278 (=48) | ||
| 32 | Doris Haas | FRG | 1,222 | 144 | 33 | 52 | 337 (=26) | 294 (=33) | 303 (=25) | 288 (=32) | ||
| 33 | Beata Iwanek | POL | 1,222 | 144 | 31 | 56 | 331 (=44) | 294 (=33) | 303 (=25) | 294 (=22) | ||
| 34 | Brenda Cuming |  CAN | 1,217 | 144 | 42 | 34 | 342 (=10) | 294 (=33) | 281 (53) | 300 (=11) | ||
| 35 | Yao Yawen | CHN | 1,217 | 144 | 36 | 43 | 331 (=44) | 299 (=26) | 296 (42) | 291 (28) | ||
| 36 | Ann Shurrock |  NZL | 1,217 | 144 | 30 | 49 | 324 (=52) | 293 (=37) | 302 (=31) | 298 (=14) | ||
| 37 | Ana de Sousa |  POR | 1,213 | 144 | 29 | 54 | 332 (=42) | 295 (=31) | 303 (=25) | 283 (44) | ||
| 38 | Hazel Greene-Pereira |  IRL | 1,208 | 144 | 34 | 45 | 327 (=49) | 290 (44) | 297 (=40) | 294 (=22) | ||
| 39 | Vreny Burger |  SUI | 1,208 | 144 | 23 | 56 | 324 (=52) | 291 (=42) | 299 (=35) | 294 (=22) | ||
| 40 | Joanna Helbin | POL | 1,207 | 144 | 32 | 50 | 341 (=13) | 302 (25) | 291 (45) | 273 (50) | ||
| 41 | Huriye Ekşi |  TUR | 1,205 | 144 | 34 | 44 | 341 (=13) | 292 (41) | 288 (=48) | 284 (=39) | ||
| 42 | Elif Ekşi | TUR | 1,204 | 144 | 28 | 57 | 324 (=52) | 296 (=29) | 306 (=19) | 278 (=48) | ||
| 43 | Anita Smits | NED | 1,203 | 144 | 28 | 48 | 344 (6) | 286 (=47) | 289 (47) | 284 (=39) | ||
| 44 | Sambuugiin Oyuuntsetseg | MGL | 1,202 | 144 | 24 | 51 | 334 (=38) | 269 (59) | 311 (=11) | 288 (=32) | ||
| 45 | Nadia Gautschi | SUI | 1,194 | 143 | 39 | 35 | 336 (=31) | 280 (53) | 297 (=40) | 281 (=45) | ||
| 46 | Dorjsembeegiin Erdenchimeg | MGL | 1,193 | 141 | 30 | 53 | 335 (=33) | 283 (=50) | 304 (24) | 271 (52) | ||
| 47 | Marie-Josée Bazin | FRA | 1,188 | 144 | 21 | 52 | 319 (57) | 285 (49) | 300 (=33) | 284 (=39) | ||
| 48 | Ilse Martha Ries-Hotz |  LUX | 1,187 | 144 | 30 | 45 | 337 (=26) | 293 (=37) | 288 (=48) | 269 (=53) | ||
| 49 | Basilisa Ygnalaga |  PHI | 1,182 | 144 | 31 | 40 | 328 (=47) | 283 (=50) | 290 (46) | 281 (=45) | ||
| 50 | Selda Ünsal | TUR | 1,181 | 144 | 28 | 39 | 325 (51) | 295 (=31) | 280 (54) | 281 (=45) | ||
| 51 | Cheryl Sutton | GBR | 1,179 | 143 | 26 | 40 | 323 (=55) | 288 (=45) | 273 (56) | 295 (21) | ||
| 52 | Keiko Nakagomi | JPN | 1,173 | 144 | 24 | 37 | 327 (=49) | 294 (=33) | 267 (58) | 285 (=37) | ||
| 53 | Kyoko Kitahara | JPN | 1,171 | 144 | 19 | 50 | 328 (=47) | 276 (55) | 295 (43) | 272 (51) | ||
| 54 | Gloria Rosa |  PUR | 1,168 | 143 | 30 | 38 | 336 (=31) | 293 (=37) | 276 (55) | 263 (56) | ||
| 55 | Jutta Poikolainen | FIN | 1,164 | 144 | 26 | 35 | 330 (46) | 288 (=45) | 284 (51) | 262 (57) | ||
| 56 | Minna Heinonen | FIN | 1,163 | 144 | 32 | 32 | 323 (=55) | 273 (57) | 298 (=38) | 269 (=53) | ||
| 57 | María Teresa Valdés |  ESP | 1,125 | 144 | 22 | 43 | 335 (=33) | 274 (56) | 270 (57) | 246 (60) | ||
| 58 | Joanna Agius |  MLT | 1,121 | 142 | 15 | 52 | 312 (59) | 266 (=60) | 283 (52) | 260 (58) | ||
| 59 | Carina Jonsson | SWE | 1,111 | 141 | 20 | 41 | 310 (61) | 279 (54) | 258 (60) | 264 (55) | ||
| 60 | Chan Siu Yuk |  HKG | 1,098 | 143 | 18 | 36 | 318 (58) | 266 (=60) | 259 (59) | 255 (59) | ||
| 61 | Iliana Biridakis |  JOR | 1,055 | 144 | 10 | 34 | 306 (62) | 253 (62) | 253 (61) | 243 (61) | ||
| 62 | Merrellyn Tarr |  ZIM | 1,015 | 140 | 18 | 30 | 311 (60) | 270 (58) | 240 (62) | 194 (62) |
Round One
| Date | 28 September 1988 |
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| Format | Top 18 finishers advanced to quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Targets Hit | 10s | 9s | 30 m | 50 m | 60 m | 70 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liudmyla Arzhannikova | URS | 332 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 87 (=3) | 82 (1) | 80 (=5) | 83 (=1) | ||
| 2 | Kim Su-Nyeong | KOR | 331 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 88 (=1) | 79 (3) | 84 (2) | 80 (=5) | ||
| 3 | Yun Yeong-Suk | KOR | 328 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 84 (=10) | 77 (=5) | 87 (1) | 80 (=5) | ||
| 4 | Ma Xiangjun | CHN | 322 | 36 | 8 | 19 | 85 (=7) | 78 (4) | 81 (=3) | 78 (9) | ||
| 5 | Wang Hui-Gyeong | KOR | 320 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 86 (=5) | 73 (=12) | 81 (=3) | 80 (=5) | ||
| 6 | Tatyana Muntyan | URS | 319 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 84 (=10) | 74 (=10) | 78 (=8) | 83 (=1) | ||
| 7 | Lisa Andersson | SWE | 317 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 87 (=3) | 77 (=5) | 72 (20) | 81 (4) | ||
| 8 | Nataliya Butuzova | URS | 314 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 82 (=19) | 80 (2) | 76 (=13) | 76 (=12) | ||
| 9 | Nurfitriyana Saiman | INA | 314 | 36 | 8 | 15 | 84 (=10) | 75 (9) | 78 (=8) | 77 (=10) | ||
| 10 | Lai Fang-Mei | TPE | 312 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 83 (=15) | 73 (=12) | 80 (=5) | 76 (=12) | ||
| 11 | Claudia Kriz | FRG | 311 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 85 (=7) | 73 (=12) | 77 (=10) | 76 (=12) | ||
| 12 | Pauline Edwards | GBR | 311 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 83 (=15) | 77 (=5) | 76 (=13) | 75 (=15) | ||
| 13 | Catherine Pellen | FRA | 309 | 36 | 9 | 13 | 86 (=5) | 76 (8) | 70 (=22) | 77 (=10) | ||
| 14 | Melanie Skillman | USA | 307 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 84 (=10) | 65 (22) | 79 (7) | 79 (8) | ||
| 15 | Liu Pi-Yu | TPE | 306 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 85 (=7) | 70 (18) | 76 (=13) | 75 (=15) | ||
| 16 | Jenny Sjöwall | SWE | 305 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 80 (=22) | 73 (=12) | 70 (=22) | 82 (3) | ||
| 17 | Joanna Nowicka | POL | 304 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 83 (=15) | 72 (=16) | 74 (=17) | 75 (=15) | ||
| 18 | Joanne Franks | GBR | 301 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 88 (=1) | 66 (=20) | 77 (=10) | 70 (24) | ||
| 19 | Kusuma Wardhani | INA | 300 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 80 (=22) | 72 (=16) | 75 (16) | 73 (=20) | ||
| 20 | Päivi Aaltonen | FIN | 299 | 36 | 6 | 14 | 83 (=15) | 69 (19) | 74 (=17) | 73 (=20) | ||
| 21 | Denise Parker | USA | 298 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 84 (=10) | 64 (=23) | 77 (=10) | 73 (=20) | ||
| 22 | Ma Shaorong | CHN | 298 | 36 | 5 | 16 | 82 (=19) | 74 (=10) | 71 (21) | 71 (23) | ||
| 23 | Jacqueline van Rozendaal | NED | 293 | 36 | 1 | 18 | 79 (24) | 66 (=20) | 74 (=17) | 74 (19) | ||
| 24 | Suvdyn Tuul | MGL | 290 | 36 | 7 | 9 | 81 (21) | 64 (=23) | 70 (=22) | 75 (=15) |
Quarter-Finals
| Date | 29 September 1988 |
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| Format | Top 12 finishers advanced to semi-finals. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Targets Hit | 10s | 9s | 30 m | 50 m | 60 m | 70 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Su-Nyeong | KOR | 337 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 88 (=4) | 83 (2) | 86 (1) | 80 (=4) | ||
| 2 | Wang Hui-Gyeong | KOR | 330 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 86 (=12) | 79 (=4) | 84 (4) | 81 (3) | ||
| 3 | Joanne Franks | GBR | 327 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 84 (=15) | 82 (3) | 79 (=11) | 82 (=1) | ||
| 4 | Jenny Sjöwall | SWE | 327 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 89 (=1) | 76 (=7) | 83 (5) | 79 (=6) | ||
| 5 | Yun Yeong-Suk | KOR | 326 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 88 (=4) | 79 (=4) | 81 (7) | 78 (=8) | ||
| 6 | Liudmyla Arzhannikova | URS | 326 | 36 | 12 | 17 | 86 (=12) | 76 (=7) | 82 (6) | 82 (=1) | ||
| 7 | Nurfitriyana Saiman | INA | 324 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 88 (=4) | 78 (6) | 79 (=11) | 79 (=6) | ||
| 8 | Claudia Kriz | FRG | 322 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 89 (=1) | 73 (=11) | 85 (=2) | 75 (=13) | ||
| 9 | Melanie Skillman | USA | 318 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 87 (=8) | 76 (=7) | 79 (=11) | 76 (12) | ||
| 10 | Ma Xiangjun | CHN | 318 | 36 | 11 | 14 | 81 (18) | 86 (1) | 78 (=14) | 73 (16) | ||
| 11 | Lai Fang-Mei | TPE | 317 | 36 | 12 | 13 | 88 (=4) | 71 (=13) | 80 (=8) | 78 (=8) | ||
| 12 | Tatyana Muntyan | URS | 316 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 85 (14) | 76 (=7) | 78 (=14) | 77 (=10) | ||
| 13 | Lisa Andersson | SWE | 315 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 87 (=8) | 71 (=13) | 80 (=8) | 77 (=10) | ||
| 14 | Catherine Pellen | FRA | 313 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 89 (=1) | 73 (=11) | 77 (16) | 74 (15) | ||
| 15 | Liu Pi-Yu | TPE | 310 | 36 | 9 | 13 | 87 (=8) | 71 (=13) | 80 (=8) | 72 (17) | ||
| 16 | Joanna Nowicka | POL | 303 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 84 (=15) | 69 (16) | 75 (=17) | 75 (=13) | ||
| 17 | Pauline Edwards | GBR | 301 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 83 (17) | 63 (17) | 75 (=17) | 80 (=4) | ||
| 18 | Nataliya Butuzova | URS | 300 | 36 | 11 | 13 | 87 (=8) | 62 (18) | 85 (=2) | 66 (18) |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 30 September 1988 |
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| Format | Top 8 finishers advanced to final round. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Targets Hit | 10s | 9s | 30 m | 50 m | 60 m | 70 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Su-Nyeong | KOR | 340 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 89 (=1) | 87 (1) | 85 (=1) | 79 (6) | ||
| 2 | Wang Hui-Gyeong | KOR | 332 | 36 | 14 | 18 | 87 (=4) | 80 (=5) | 84 (=3) | 81 (=2) | ||
| 3 | Jenny Sjöwall | SWE | 330 | 36 | 17 | 13 | 86 (8) | 84 (2) | 77 (12) | 83 (1) | ||
| 4 | Joanne Franks | GBR | 330 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 88 (3) | 83 (3) | 78 (=9) | 81 (=2) | ||
| 5 | Liudmyla Arzhannikova | URS | 329 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 89 (=1) | 78 (=7) | 84 (=3) | 78 (7) | ||
| 6 | Tatyana Muntyan | URS | 328 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 87 (=4) | 80 (=5) | 85 (=1) | 76 (=8) | ||
| 7 | Yun Yeong-Suk | KOR | 326 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 85 (9) | 81 (4) | 84 (=3) | 76 (=8) | ||
| 8 | Claudia Kriz | FRG | 326 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 87 (=4) | 78 (=7) | 80 (8) | 81 (=2) | ||
| 9 | Nurfitriyana Saiman | INA | 325 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 87 (=4) | 76 (10) | 81 (7) | 81 (=2) | ||
| 10 | Melanie Skillman | USA | 311 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 84 (=10) | 78 (=7) | 78 (=9) | 71 (12) | ||
| 11 | Ma Xiangjun | CHN | 309 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 84 (=10) | 71 (11) | 78 (=9) | 76 (=8) | ||
| 12 | Lai Fang-Mei | TPE | 306 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 81 (12) | 69 (12) | 82 (6) | 74 (11) |
Final Round
| Date | 30 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Targets Hit | 10s | 9s | Shoot-off | 30 m | 50 m | 60 m | 70 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Su-Nyeong | KOR | 344 | 36 | 25 | 8 | – | 90 (1) | 83 (1) | 86 (1) | 85 (=1) | ||
| 2 | Wang Hui-Gyeong | KOR | 332 | 36 | 17 | 13 | – | 86 (=5) | 77 (5) | 85 (2) | 84 (3) | ||
| 3 | Yun Yeong-Suk | KOR | 327 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 88 (2) | 75 (=6) | 83 (3) | 81 (4) | ||
| 4 | Liudmyla Arzhannikova | URS | 327 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 87 (=3) | 81 (=2) | 82 (=4) | 77 (5) | ||
| 5 | Jenny Sjöwall | SWE | 325 | 36 | 15 | 12 | – | 85 (7) | 74 (8) | 81 (6) | 85 (=1) | ||
| 6 | Claudia Kriz | FRG | 318 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 87 (=3) | 75 (=6) | 82 (=4) | 74 (7) | ||
| 7 | Joanne Franks | GBR | 318 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 84 (8) | 80 (4) | 78 (7) | 76 (6) | ||
| 8 | Tatyana Muntyan | URS | 314 | 36 | 11 | 12 | – | 86 (=5) | 81 (=2) | 77 (8) | 70 (8) |