| Date | 31 July 1996 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Stone Mountain Archery Center, Stone Mountain, Georgia | |
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals. | |
| Olympic Record (Match, 12 arrows) | 114 WR / Kim Su-Nyeong  KOR / 2 August 1992 / Details | |
| Olympic Record (Ranking Round, 72 arrows) | 673 WR / Lina Herasymenko  UKR / 28 July 1996 / Details | |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 31 Jul | Wang Xiaozhu |  CHN | 156 – 149 | Janet Dykman |  USA | |
| Match #2 | 31 Jul | Kim Gyeong-Uk | KOR | 165 – 164 | Yun Hye-Yeong | KOR | |
| Match #3 | 31 Jul | Olena Sadovnycha | UKR | 161 – 158 | Joanna Nowicka |  POL | |
| Match #4 | 31 Jul | Kim Jo-Sun | KOR | 164 – 157 | Rita Galinovskaya |  RUS | |
| Match #5 | 31 Jul | Volha Yakusheva |  BLR | 161 – 157 | Lin Yi-Yin |  TPE | |
| Match #6 | 31 Jul | Elif Altınkaynak |  TUR | 160 – 150 | Loedmila Arzjannikova |  NED | |
| Match #7 | 31 Jul | Barbara Mensing |  GER | 163 – 158 | Natalia Valeeva |  MDA | |
| Match #8 | 31 Jul | He Ying | CHN | 165 – 159 | Alison Williamson |  GBR |
