Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's individual

The men's individual archery event at the 1976 Summer Olympics was part of the archery programme. The event consisted of a double FITA round. For each round, the archer shot 36 arrows at each of four distances—90, 50, 70, and 30 metres. The highest score for each arrow was 10 points, giving a possible maximum of 2880 points. 23 nations sent 37 archers to the men's competition.[1]

Men's individual
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Archery Field, Joliette
Dates27–30 July
Competitors37 from 23 nations
Winning score2571
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Darrell Pace  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hiroshi Michinaga  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giancarlo Ferrari  Italy
← 1972
1980 →

The American men placed first and second in the first round, as Darrell Pace missed the Olympic record set by fellow American John Williams in 1972 by only 4 points. In the second round, Pace improved his score by 43 points, smashing both the single and double FITA round records as he won gold. Richard McKinney fell to fourth place in the final rankings, however, as Hiroshi Michinaga of Japan and Giancarlo Ferrari of Italy surged forward to grab the silver and bronze medals, respectively.

Records

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The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.

Record Round Name Nationality Score OR
Single FITA round Second Darrell Pace   United States 1307 OR
Double FITA round Combined Darrell Pace   United States 2571 OR

Results

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Rank Archer Nation Round 1
Score
Round 1
Rank
Round 2
Score
Round 2
Rank
Total Score
  Darrell Pace   United States 1264 1 1307 (OR) 1 2571 (OR)
  Hiroshi Michinaga   Japan 1226 3 1276 2 2502
  Giancarlo Ferrari   Italy 1220 4 1275 3 2495
4 Richard McKinney   United States 1230 2 1241 6 2471
5 Vladimir Chendarov   Soviet Union 1217 5 1250 4 2467
6 Willi Gabriel   West Germany 1203 8 1232 8 2435
7 Dave Mann   Canada 1190 12 1241 5 2431
8 Takanobu Nishi   Japan 1191 10 1231 9 2422
9 Bojan Postružnik   Yugoslavia 1190 14 1231 10 2421
10 Sante Spigarelli   Italy 1212 6 1207 18 2419
11 Rolf Svensson   Sweden 1204 7 1208 17 2412
12 Albert le Tyrant   France 1190 13 1218 13 2408
13 David Anear   Australia 1173 15 1234 7 2407
14 Gunnar Jervill   Sweden 1196 9 1210 15 2406
15 Kyösti Laasonen   Finland 1159 18 1220 12 2379
16 Edward Gamble   Canada 1158 19 1204 19 2362
17 Jan Popowicz   Poland 1154 22 1201 20 2355
18 Pierre Blacks   Belgium 1169 17 1184 24 2353
19 Donald Pandiangan   Indonesia 1191 11 1162 26 2353
20 Kauko Laasonen   Finland 1156 20 1192 21 2348
21 David Pink   Great Britain 1126 29 1221 11 2347
22 Wojciech Szymańczyk   Poland 1137 25 1209 16 2346
23 Robert Cogniaux   Belgium 1132 27 1214 14 2346
24 Jan Erik Humlekjær   Norway 1148 23 1189 22 2337
25 Arne Jacobsen   Denmark 1173 16 1161 27 2334
26 Terry Reilly   Australia 1155 21 1176 25 2331
27 Rudolf Schiffl   West Germany 1141 24 1185 23 2326
28 Nyamtserengiin Byambasüren   Mongolia 1111 30 1145 29 2256
29 James Conroy   Ireland 1128 28 1127 31 2255
30 Stewart Littlefair   Great Britain 1096 32 1142 30 2238
31 Edgardo Berdeguer   Puerto Rico 1040 34 1160 28 2200
32 Tserendorjiin Dagvadorj   Mongolia 1081 33 1098 32 2179
33 Oswald Probst   Austria 1135 26 1038 34 2173
34 Juan José Wedel   Costa Rica 1097 31 1068 33 2165
35 Vallop Potaya   Thailand 1023 35 1037 35 2060
36 Wijit Suksompong   Thailand 1007 36 1025 36 2032
37 Luis González   Costa Rica 1000 37 1005 37 2005

References

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  1. ^ "Archery at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Individual". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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