The 1984 Olympics archery competition marked the last use of the double FITA round format and featured the first paraplegic athlete to compete at the Olympic Games.
Key Facts
- Number of events
- 2 (men's individual, women's individual)
- Arrows shot per competitor
- 288 arrows
- Shooting distances (men)
- 90m, 70m, 50m, 30m
- Shooting distances (women)
- 70m, 60m, 50m, 30m
- Times format used in Olympics
- 4 (final use in 1984)
- First paraplegic Olympian
- Neroli Fairhall, New Zealand, placed 35th
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Archery had returned to the Olympic programme in 1972 after a long absence, adopting the double FITA round format in which competitors shoot 288 arrows over four days at four distances. The 1984 Games in Los Angeles continued this established structure for the fourth consecutive Olympiad.
Two archery events—men's individual and women's individual—were contested at the 1984 Summer Olympics using the double FITA round. New Zealand's Neroli Fairhall, competing from a wheelchair, finished 35th in the women's event and became the first paraplegic athlete to participate in the Olympic Games.
The 1984 Games marked the end of the double FITA round as an Olympic format, after which the sport adopted new competition structures. Neroli Fairhall's participation set a precedent for Paralympic athletes competing at the main Olympic Games, broadening the scope of Olympic inclusivity.
Result
at El Dorado Park, Los Angeles