</s> ▁The ▁men ' s ▁individual ▁arch ery ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁arch ery ▁programme . ▁The ▁event ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁double ▁F IT A ▁round . ▁For ▁each ▁round , ▁the ▁arch er ▁shot ▁ 3 6 ▁ar rows ▁at ▁each ▁of ▁four ▁distances — 9 0 , ▁ 5 0 , ▁ 7 0 , ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁metres . ▁The ▁highest ▁score ▁for ▁each ▁arrow ▁was ▁ 1 0 ▁points , ▁giving ▁a ▁possible ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 2 8 8 0 ▁points . ▁ 2 3 ▁nations ▁sent ▁ 3 7 ▁arch ers ▁to ▁the ▁men ' s ▁competition . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁men ▁placed ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁as ▁Dar rell ▁P ace ▁missed ▁the ▁Olympic ▁record ▁set ▁by ▁fellow ▁American ▁John ▁Williams ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁by ▁only ▁ 4 ▁points . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁P ace ▁improved ▁his ▁score ▁by ▁ 4 3 ▁points , ▁sm ash ing ▁both ▁the ▁single ▁and ▁double ▁F IT A ▁round ▁records ▁as ▁he ▁won ▁gold . ▁ ▁Richard ▁McK in ney ▁fell ▁to ▁fourth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁rank ings , ▁however , ▁as ▁H iro sh i ▁Mich in aga ▁of ▁Japan ▁and ▁Gian car lo ▁Ferr ari ▁of ▁Italy ▁sur ged ▁forward ▁to ▁grab ▁the ▁silver ▁and ▁bronze ▁med als , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Records ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁new ▁Olympic ▁records ▁were ▁set ▁during ▁this ▁competition . ▁