Jennifer Nichols

The archery competition has a long history at the Olympic Games. The sport itself became a favorite of the Egyptian pharaohs during the 18th dynasty, but the earliest recorded archery tournaments took place during the Zhou (Chou) dynasty (1027-256 BC) in China and the sport continued to evolve into the modern form known today.The archery competition began at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and returned for the 1904 and 1908 games. Archery was not included in the list of events from 1920 until 1972, when it made its return in Munich. All competition since the Munich Olympics is considered the modern era. The 1992 Summer Olympics adopted a head-to-head format that has been used ever since. Eighty-three different nations have appeared in the Olympic archery competition, with France being the most frequent competitor with 11 appearances.South Korea has been the most successful nation in the modern era, winning 16 golds and 30 medals in total. The United States has the second mos...

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