alternated shooting by arrow. 2012 changes The individual match system was completely overhauled for the 2012 Olympics, though the single elimination with bronze medal match format was retained. The matches now consisted of sets. Each set comprised both archers shooting three arrows. The archer with the best score in the set received two points; if the set was drawn, each archer received one point. The match would continue until one archer reached six points. If the match was tied after five sets, a single arrow shoot-off was held with the closest arrow to center winning. Team The team event uses the results of the same ranking round as the individual competition to determine seeding for the teams. The team's three individual archers' scores are summed to get a team ranking round score. The competition thereafter is a single-elimination bracket, with the top 4 teams receiving a bye into the quarterfinals. The semifinal losers face each other in the bronze medal match. The set format from the individual competition was not used in 2012, but was used beginning in 2016. In team matches prior to 2016, each archer shot 8 arrows, with the best overall team score (for the total of 24 arrows) winning the match. Beginning with 2016, the set format (with each archer shooting two arrows per set for a total of six arrows per team per set) is used. Mixed team The mixed team competition uses the results of the ranking round to both qualify and seed teams. Each of the 16 teams that compete consist of one man and one woman. Events Early Games Early Olympic archery competitions had events that were unique for each of the Games. Modern Games Participating nations The following nations have taken part in the Archery competition. Records The Olympic records for archery are for the competition format established in 1992. Men's current records Women's current records Mixed team current record See also List of Olympic medalists in archery List of Olympic venues in archery Archery at the Summer Paralympics Archery at the Youth Olympic Games References Notes External links International Olympic Committee results database IOC Archery WA homepage Olympic Games Archery