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Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual recurve

Archery at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
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Individual  compound men   women
 recurve men   women
Team  recurve men   women
Women's individual recurve W1/W2
at the XIII Paralympic Games
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Venue Olympic Green Archery Field
Dates 9–14 September
Competitors 20 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Gizem Girismen  Turkey
2nd, silver medalist(s) Fu Hongzhi  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Xiao Yanhong  China
2004
2012
1st, gold medalist(s) Gizem Girismen  Turkey
2nd, silver medalist(s) Fu Hongzhi  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Xiao Yanhong  China
Women's individual recurve Standing
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Archery - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Venue Olympic Green Archery Field
Dates 9–13 September
Competitors 20 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Lee Hwa Sook  South Korea
2nd, silver medalist(s) Gao Fangxia  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Lindsey Carmichael  United States
2004
2012
1st, gold medalist(s) Lee Hwa Sook  South Korea
2nd, silver medalist(s) Gao Fangxia  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Lindsey Carmichael  United States

The Women's individual recurve was one of the events held in archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. There were two classes: a class for W1 & W2 wheelchair competitors and a class for standing archers. In the ranking round each archer shot 72 arrows; in the knockout stages each match was 12 arrows each.

The W1/W2 class was won by Gizem Girismen, representing  Turkey.

The Standing class was won by Lee Hwa Sook, representing  South Korea.


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