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MEDALLISTS The United States repeated its sweep of the two gold medals. Japan and Italy claimed their first archery medals in the men's competition. The Soviet Union took the silver and bronze medals in the women's competition, adding to the bronze they had earned four years earlier. TOP 8 TABLE Japan , Italy , DPR Korea , and West Germany made their first appearances in the top eight positions, including medals for the first two. The United States again placed four archers in the top eight, while the Soviet Union finished only three even as they took two medals. RESULTS Women 16 nations sent 27 athletes to the women's competition in archery. Luann Ryon of the United States broke both of her countrywoman Doreen Wilber 's Olympic records in the event (FITA round and double FITA round) on her way to the second straight gold medal for an American in the women's competition. The Soviet women repeated their bronze medal from 1972 and gained a silver medal as well. Men 24 nations sent 37 archers to the men's competition. 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. |
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