Athletes that compete professionally: archery at the Olympics from 1996 to 2020
The biggest Olympics ever held were hosted in North America in 1996. Tennis, track cycling, and archery were all competed in Stone Mountain Park, a beautiful location 15 miles outside of Atlanta. Olympic fans can buy Olympic Archery Tickets from our website. Instead of its legacy of sporting prowess, the larger event is likely best remembered for its gaudy commercialization (which ultimately led to the rigorous branding laws still in place today), a few organizing missteps, and a terrorist attack. But one of the biggest surprises in Olympic history was revealed at the archery competitions. The first qualification and quota system was implemented in Atlanta when 128 archers—64 men and 64 women—were set as the maximum number. As a result, archery became one of the first Olympic sports to feature equal gender representation. All 72 arrows in the qualifying round were shot at 70 meters, cutting the original round of 144. After qualifying, match play began in the competition. In the fir