ACOG - Archery - IBM

Detailed Information
  • Olympic Archery Overview
  • Spectator's Guide to Archery
  • Who to Watch in Archery
  • Competing Countries in Archery
  • History of Archery
  • Olympic Medals in Archery
  • Competition Dates
    28 Jul to 2 Aug 1996

    Venue
    Stone Mountain Park
    Capacity: 5,200

    Events/Disciplines
    Four Events
    MenWomen
    TeamTeam
    IndividualIndividual

    Number of Athletes
    64 men, 64 women, 128 total

    Changes Since Barcelona
    New spectator format allows participation from fans who are encouraged to cheer for their favorite archers.

    Qualifications
    Archers qualified based on 1995 World Championships, various continental championships in 1995 and wild card selections. All archers must meet minimum FITA scores of 1,200 points for men and 1,180 points for women.

    Competition Format
    Five rounds of competition through which teams or individuals can progress -- ranking round, individual elimination, individual finals, team elimination and team finals. The finals are head-to-head.

    International Federation
    Federation Internationale de Tir a l'Arc (FITA)
    Via Bartolini 39
    20155 Milan, Italy
    Tel: (39-2) 3921-5613
    Fax: (39-2) 3921-5637

    Olympic Debut
    Men: 1900
    Women: 1904



    Olympic Factoid
    More tickets were sold to the competitions of the 1996 Games than to any other Olympic Games or sports event in history. The 8.6 million ticket sales figures topped sales to the Los Angeles and Barcelona Games combined.