Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
| Archery at the XIII Paralympic Games |
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| Venue | Olympic Green Archery Field |
| Dates | September 9–15 |
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Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
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Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consists of nine events, five for men and four for women. The competitions were held at the Olympic Green Archery Field from September 9 to September 15, 2008.
Archers are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows archers to compete against others with a similar level of function.
Archery classes are:
For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications.
There will be 136 athletes (88 males, 48 females) competing in this sport.
This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their archers (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
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