Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's individual

The men's individual archery event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was part of the archery programme. Its final was held on 19 August at the Panathinaiko Stadium.

Men's individual
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Panathinaiko Stadium, where the event was held
VenuePanathinaiko Stadium
Dates15–19 August
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marco Galiazzo  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hiroshi Yamamoto  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tim Cuddihy  Australia
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Ranking round

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The Korean archers, medal favorites in both men's and women's competition, ranked 1st (Im Dong-hyun), 4th (Park Kyung-mo), and 5th (Jang Yong-ho) in the men's individual ranking round. Im's score of 687 set a new world record for 72 arrows, breaking the previous one set in 1995 by fellow Korean Shim Young-sung. It is not recognized by the International Olympic Committee as an Olympic record, however, as the ranking round took place on 12 August, before the 2004 opening ceremony. The round was held at Dekelia Air Force Base.

The bracket setup (with 4th- and 5th-ranked archers facing off in the quarterfinals if undefeated and the winner of that match facing the 1st-ranked archer in the semifinals) meant that the Korean men could do no better than gold and bronze. Marco Galiazzo of Italy in 2nd and Magnus Petersson of Sweden in 3rd rounded out the top five, with Dmytro Hrachov in 6th with the same score as 5th-ranked Jang of Korea.

The three medalists of the 2000 Summer Olympics, Simon Fairweather, Vic Wunderle, and Wietse van Alten, all competed in 2004. None placed higher than 14th in the ranking round (van Alten) and only Wunderle made it to the quarterfinals.

Rank Archer Nation Score
1 Im Dong-hyun   South Korea 687
2 Magnus Petersson   Sweden 673
3 Marco Galiazzo   Italy 672
4 Park Kyung-mo   South Korea 672
5 Jang Yong-ho   South Korea 671
6 Dmytro Hrachov   Ukraine 671
7 Balzhinima Tsyrempilov   Russia 668
8 Hasse Pavia Lind   Denmark 666
9 Hiroshi Yamamoto   Japan 664
10 Chen Szu Yuan   Chinese Taipei 663
11 Liu Ming-huang   Chinese Taipei 663
12 Tim Cuddihy   Australia 663
13 Jocelyn de Grandis   France 663
14 Wietse van Alten   Netherlands 661
15 Viktor Ruban   Ukraine 660
16 Butch Johnson   United States 660
17 Yuji Hamano   Japan 660
18 Wang Cheng-pang   Chinese Taipei 659
19 Ilario Di Buò   Italy 659
20 Simon Fairweather   Australia 658
21 Michael Frankenberg   Germany 657
22 Majhi Sawaiyan   India 657
23 Jacek Proć   Poland 657
24 Michele Frangilli   Italy 654
25 Oleksandr Serdyuk   Ukraine 654
26 Jonas Andersson   Sweden 653
27 Xue Haifeng   China 653
28 Yong Fujun   China 652
29 Stanislav Zabrodskiy   Kazakhstan 651
30 Juan Rene Serrano   Mexico 651
31 Laurence Godfrey   Great Britain 650
32 Tarundeep Rai   India 647
33 Alexandros Karageorgiou   Greece 647
34 Hasan Orbay   Turkey 647
35 Eduardo Magaña   Mexico 646
36 Pieter Custers   Netherlands 646
37 Takaharu Furukawa   Japan 646
38 Jorge Pablo Chapoy   Mexico 645
39 David Barnes   Australia 641
40 Felipe López   Spain 641
41 Lockoneco Lockoneco   Indonesia 641
42 Yavor Hristov   Bulgaria 641
43 Vic Wunderle   United States 639
44 Dmitry Nevmerzhitskiy   Russia 639
45 Anton Prylepau   Belarus 638
46 Mattias Eriksson   Sweden 637
47 John Magera   United States 637
48 Satyadev Prasad   India 634
49 Ron van der Hoff   Netherlands 633
50 Jonathan Ohayon   Canada 632
51 Ricardo Merlos   El Salvador 630
52 Tashi Peljor   Bhutan 627
53 Thomas Naglieri   France 626
54 Ken Uprichard   New Zealand 623
55 Jeff Henckels   Luxembourg 623
56 Franck Fisseux   France 622
57 Ismail Essam   Egypt 602
58 Georgios Kalogiannidis   Greece 601
59 Maged Youssef   Egypt 599
60 Apostolos Nanos   Greece 585
61 Rob Elder   Fiji 583
62 Sifa Taumoepeau   Tonga 563
63 Phoutlamphay Thiamphasone   Laos 557
64 Yehya Bundhun   Mauritius 494

Competition bracket

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Section 1

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
            
1   Im Dong-hyun (KOR) 152
64   Yehya Bundhun (MRI) 109
1   Im Dong-hyun (KOR) 171
33   Alexandros Karageorgiou (GRE) 159
33   Alexandros Karageorgiou (GRE) 147
32   Tarundeep Rai (IND) 143
1   Im Dong-hyun (KOR) 167
48   Satyadev Prasad (IND) 165
48   Satyadev Prasad (IND) 155
17   Yuji Hamano (JPN) 150
48   Satyadev Prasad (IND) 158
49   Ron van der Hoff (NED) 155
49   Ron van der Hoff (NED) 145
16   Butch Johnson (USA) 135
1   Im Dong-hyun (KOR) 110
9   Hiroshi Yamamoto (JPN) 111
9   Hiroshi Yamamoto (JPN) 155
56   Franck Fisseux (FRA) 147
9   Hiroshi Yamamoto (JPN) 162
24   Michele Frangilli (ITA) 154
24   Michele Frangilli (ITA) 153
41   Lockoneco Lockoneco (INA) 141
9   Hiroshi Yamamoto (JPN) 168
25   Oleksandr Serdyuk (UKR) 160
25   Oleksandr Serdyuk (UKR) 164
40   Felipe López (ESP) 141
25   Oleksandr Serdyuk (UKR) 165
8   Hasse Pavia Lind (DEN) 164
8   Hasse Pavia Lind (DEN) 158
57   Ismail Essam (EGY) 110

Section 2

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
            
5   Jang Yong-ho (KOR) 162
60   Apostolos Nanos (GRE) 131
5   Jang Yong-ho (KOR) 166
37   Takaharu Furukawa (JPN) 163
37   Takaharu Furukawa (JPN) 146
28   Yong Fujun (CHN) 143
5   Jang Yong-ho (KOR) 165
12   Tim Cuddihy (AUS) 166
21   Michael Frankenberg (GER) 140
44   Dmitry Nevmerzhitskiy (RUS) 135
21   Michael Frankenberg (GER) 163
12   Tim Cuddihy (AUS) 164
12   Tim Cuddihy (AUS) 148
53   Thomas Naglieri (FRA) 127
12   Tim Cuddihy (AUS) 112
4   Park Kyung-mo (KOR) 111
52   Tashi Peljor (BHU) 161
13   Jocelyn de Grandis (FRA) 136
52   Tashi Peljor (BHU) 152
45   Anton Prylepau (BLR) 155
45   Anton Prylepau (BLR) 141
20   Simon Fairweather (AUS) 137
45   Anton Prylepau (BLR) 166
4   Park Kyung-mo (KOR) 173
29   Stanislav Zabrodskiy (KAZ) 145
36   Pieter Custers (NED) 141
29   Stanislav Zabrodskiy (KAZ) 16410, 9
4   Park Kyung-mo (KOR) 16410,10
4   Park Kyung-mo (KOR) 154
61   Rob Elder (FIJ) 138

Section 3

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
            
3   Marco Galiazzo (ITA) 156
62   Sifa Taumoepeau (TGA) 122
3   Marco Galiazzo (ITA) 164
30   Juan Rene Serrano (MEX) 163
30   Juan Rene Serrano (MEX) 148
35   Eduardo Magaña (MEX) 138
3   Marco Galiazzo (ITA) 162
19   Ilario Di Buò (ITA) 155
19   Ilario Di Buò (ITA) 151
46   Mattias Eriksson (SWE) 146
19   di Buo (ITA) 164
14   Wietse van Alten (NED) 160
14   Wietse van Alten (NED) 152
51   Ricardo Merlos (ESA) 151
3   Marco Galiazzo (ITA) 109
43   Vic Wunderle (USA) 108
11   Liu Ming-huang (TPE) 148
54   Ken Uprichard (NZL) 145
11   Liu Ming-huang (TPE) 160
43   Vic Wunderle (USA) 164
43   Vic Wunderle (USA) 145
22   Majhi Sawaiyan (IND) 128
43   Vic Wunderle (USA) 165
27   Xue Haifeng (CHN) 164
27   Xue Haifeng (CHN) 162
38   Jorge Pablo Chapoy (MEX) 153
27   Xue Haifeng (CHN) 162
6   Dmytro Hrachov (UKR) 161
6   Dmytro Hrachov (UKR) 154
59   Maged Youssef (EGY) 128

Section 4

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
            
7   Balzhinima Tsyrempilov (RUS) 148
58   Georgios Kalogiannidis (GRE) 133
7   Tsyrempilov (RUS) 162
26   Jonas Andersson (SWE) 160
26   Jonas Andersson (SWE) 160
39   David Barnes (AUS) 151
7   Balzhinima Tsyrempilov (RUS) 161
10   Chen Szu Yuan (TPE) 169
42   Yavor Hristov (BUL) 133
23   Jacek Proć (POL) 132
42   Yavor Hristov (BUL) 159
10   Chen Szu Yuan (TPE) 170
10   Chen Szu Yuan (TPE) 136
55   Jeff Henckels (LUX) 132
10   Chen Szu Yuan (TPE) 108
31   Laurence Godfrey (GBR) 110
15   Viktor Ruban (UKR) 157
50   Jonathan Ohayon (CAN) 140
15   Viktor Ruban (UKR) 1679
18   Wang Cheng-pang (TPE) 1678
18   Wang Cheng-pang (TPE) 159
47   John Magera (USA) 144
15   Viktor Ruban (UKR) 162
31   Laurence Godfrey (GBR) 167
31   Laurence Godfrey (GBR) 157
34   Hasan Orbay (TUR) 155
31   Laurence Godfrey (GBR) 163
2   Magnus Petersson (SWE) 162
2   Magnus Petersson (SWE) 158
63   Phoutlamphay Thiamphasone (LAO) 95

Finals

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Semifinals Finals
      
9   Hiroshi Yamamoto (JPN) 11510
12   Tim Cuddihy (AUS) 1159
9   Hiroshi Yamamoto (JPN) 109
3   Marco Galiazzo (ITA) 111
3   Marco Galiazzo (ITA) 110
31   Laurence Godfrey (GBR) 108 Third place
12   Tim Cuddihy (AUS) 113
31   Laurence Godfrey (GBR) 112

Event summary

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Round of 64

The first round of elimination, held on 16 August, narrowed the field from 64 archers to 32 in a standard single-elimination bracket. The loser of each match received a final rank between 33 and 64, depending on his score in the round. Each archer fired six ends of three arrows, for a total possible score of 180. Oleksandr Serdyuk of Ukraine had the highest score in the round, with 164.

The first upset of the day belonged to 43rd-ranked Vic Wunderle of the United States, who defeated 22nd-ranked Majhi Sawaiyan of India. The United States were on the losing end of an even larger upset, though, when Butch Johnson lost to Ron van der Hoff of the Netherlands. The biggest upset occurred when 52nd-ranked Tashi Peljor of Bhutan defeated 13th-ranked Jocelyn de Grandis of France to become the lowest ranked archer to advance.

Round of 32

As in the round of 64, archers who advanced to the round of 32 fired six ends of three arrows in the second round of elimination. This round, on 18 August, narrowed the field from 32 to 16 archers, with winners advancing and losers receiving a final rank between 17 and 32 depending on their score in the round. Im Dong-hyun of Korea scored the highest in the round, missing the Olympic record by 1 point with a score of 171. 48th-ranked Satyadev Prasad of India was the lowest ranked archer to advance.

Vic Wunderle of the United States continued to have success in head-to-head competition, eliminating 11th-ranked Wang Cheng-pang of Chinese Taipei. In an astonishing match, 31st-ranked Laurence Godfrey, Great Britain eked out a victory over 2nd-ranked Magnus Petersson of Sweden. Two other top-ten-ranked archers fell when 27th-ranked Xue Haifeng of China defeated 6th-ranked Dmytro Hrachov of Ukraine and 25th-ranked Hasse Pavia Lind lost to Oleksandr Serdyuk. One of the Korean archers, Park Kyung-mo, nearly fell to Kazakhstani Stanislav Zabrodskiy when Zabrodskiy tied Park through the first 18 arrows and scored a 10 on the first tie-break. Park also scored a 10, and followed it up with a second 10 which Zabrodskiy could not match. A tie-break was also needed in the match between Viktor Ruban of Ukraine and Wang Cheng-pang of Chinese Taipei, which Ruban won 9–8.

Round of 16

The round of 16 was held on 19 August and followed the same 18-arrow format as the previous two rounds as it narrowed the field to eight quarterfinalists.

Quarterfinals

The first round of 12-arrow matches was the quarterfinals on 19 August. Winners advanced to the semifinals while losers received a final rank between 5 and 8 depending on score in the quarterfinals. The high score of the round was notched by Tim Cuddihy, with 112. In a see-saw battle, Marco Galiazzo took a lead over Vic Wunderle in the third end. In a tense final end, Wunderle closed the gap. Galiazzo, needing an 8 to tie on the last arrow, shot a 9 to advance and end Wunderle's run. In a surprise, both of the remaining Korean archers fell to Hiroshi Yamamoto and Tim Cuddihy in 1-point matches eliminating them from medal contention. Laurence Godfrey had the most decisive victory of the round, a still-close 2-point victory of Chen Szu Yuan.

Semifinals

Yamamoto and Cuddihy both tied the Olympic record for a 12-arrow match (set by Oh Kyo-moon in 1996) by tying their semifinal match at 115 on 19 August. In the tie-breaker, Yamamoto shot first and hit a 10. Cuddihy was unable to match this, shooting a 9 to drop out of gold medal contention.

Bronze medal match

The bronze medal match was held on 19 August as well. The winner received the bronze medal while the loser took fourth place. Cuddihy defeated Godfrey in a close match.

Final

The gold medal match on 19 August pitted a first-time-Olympian Italian against a veteran Japanese archer, with the favored Koreans being conspicuously absent. The match consisted of 12 arrows, with the winner taking gold and the loser receiving a silver medal.

With a pair of 10s in the first end, Hiroshi Yamamoto took a quick lead of 1 point over Marco Galiazzo. In the second end, Galiazzo missed perfection by only 1 point, scoring 29 to Yamamoto's 27 to reverse the lead. He hit another pair of 10s in the third end, increasing his lead to 2 points going into the final end. Galiazzo maintained the lead through the final three arrows, winning Italy's first Olympic gold medal in archery. Yamamoto's silver was his second Olympic medal, joining the bronze medal that he won in 1984.

References

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  • "Men's individual archery results". BBC News. 11 August 2004. Retrieved 20 February 2007.