Paralympic Archery - Schedule, Results, Medals

John Cavanagh of Great Britain in action
Classification in Archery is defined by the degree to which athletes are limited in their ability to perform activities within the sport. There are three classes for competition with some key differences: Standing (ST), Wheelchair 1 (W1) and Wheelchair 2 (W2).
Mel Clarke celebrates
Mel Clarke of Great Britain celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the women's Individual Compound - Open Archery class at Beijing 2008.
Archery action at Athens 2004
The Great Britain Archery team of John Cavanagh (R), Andrew Baylis (C) and Alexander Gregory (L) compete during the men's Team Open bronze medal match between Great Britain and USA at Athens 2004.

The classification rules of the International Federation for Archery state that athletes with a physical impairment are eligible to compete in this sport at the Paralympics.

Classification also groups athletes in classes, defined by the degree to which they are limited in their ability to perform activities within that sport. In Archery there are 3 classes for competition with some key differences: Standing (ST), Wheelchair 1 (W1) and Wheelchair 2 (W2).

ST – athletes compete from a standing position
W1 – athletes compete from a seated position and have an impairment that affects their arms, legs and trunk
W2 – athletes compete from a seated position and have an impairment that affects their legs and trunk

Read an overview of classification at the London 2012 Paralympic Games