| | Event type
Individual, Women
| Date | 7 – 10 September 1972 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Bogenschießanlage, Englischer Garten, München | |
| Participants | 40 from 21 countries | |
| Format | Double FITA Round. FITA Round consists of 36 arrows at 30 metres, 50 metres, 60 metres, and 70 metres, or 144 arrows. Double FITA Round consists of 288 arrows total. | |
The favorite was Soviet archer Emma Gapchenko, the 1971 World Champion. American Doreen Wilber was considered a contender, having placed second at the 1969 and 1971 World Championships. However, the leader after the first FITA round was Poland’s Irena Szydłowska, who had won medals at the 1967 and 1971 World Championships, but had never won a major international title. Gapchenko was second and Wilber fourth after the first round. But Wilber had the best second FITA round, scoring 1,226 to set an overall Double FITA Round world record of 2,424 and win the gold medal, with Szydłowska second and Gapchenko third.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Targets Hit | 30 m | 50 m | 60 m | 70 m | Part #1 | Part #2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doreen Wilber |  USA | 2,424 | – | 670 (1) | 572 (=2) | 617 (4) | 565 (3) | 1,198 (=4) | 1,226 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Irena Szydłowska |  POL | 2,407 | – | 659 (5) | 576 (1) | 622 (3) | 550 (10) | 1,224 (1) | 1,183 (9) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Emma Gapchenko |  URS | 2,403 | – | 657 (7) | 561 (8) | 623 (2) | 562 (4) | 1,201 (2) | 1,202 (=3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Ketevan Losaberidze | URS | 2,402 | – | 652 (=10) | 564 (5) | 606 (8) | 580 (1) | 1,195 (=6) | 1,207 (2) | |||
| 5 | Linda Myers | USA | 2,385 | – | 660 (=2) | 563 (=6) | 602 (11) | 560 (5) | 1,200 (3) | 1,185 (6) | |||
| 6 | Maria Mączyńska | POL | 2,371 | – | 658 (6) | 553 (12) | 613 (5) | 547 (13) | 1,173 (12) | 1,198 (5) | |||
| 7 | Kim Ho-Gyu |  PRK | 2,369 | – | 652 (=10) | 554 (11) | 608 (7) | 555 (7) | 1,195 (=6) | 1,174 (11) | |||
| 8 | Alla Peunova | URS | 2,364 | – | 646 (15) | 569 (4) | 595 (=12) | 554 (8) | 1,180 (10) | 1,184 (=7) | |||
| 9 | Terry Donovan |  AUS | 2,356 | – | 643 (18) | 551 (14) | 594 (14) | 568 (2) | 1,189 (=8) | 1,167 (13) | |||
| 10 | Francisca de Gutiérrez |  MEX | 2,353 | – | 660 (=2) | 550 (15) | 605 (9) | 538 (20) | 1,198 (=4) | 1,155 (16) | |||
| 11 | Mary Grant |  CAN | 2,350 | – | 654 (9) | 528 (=17) | 624 (1) | 544 (=14) | 1,148 (21) | 1,202 (=3) | |||
| 12 | Ju Chun-Sam | PRK | 2,349 | – | 644 (=16) | 572 (=2) | 584 (=19) | 549 (=11) | 1,179 (11) | 1,170 (12) | |||
| 13 | María Teresa Romero |  ESP | 2,347 | – | 650 (=12) | 560 (=9) | 593 (=15) | 544 (=14) | 1,169 (13) | 1,178 (10) | |||
| 14 | Natjavyn Dariimaa |  MGL | 2,341 | – | 655 (8) | 526 (=19) | 611 (6) | 549 (=11) | 1,189 (=8) | 1,152 (17) | |||
| 15 | Aurora Bretón | MEX | 2,335 | – | 636 (24) | 563 (=6) | 578 (23) | 558 (6) | 1,151 (=19) | 1,184 (=7) | |||
| 16 | Lynne Evans |  GBR | 2,313 | – | 641 (19) | 539 (16) | 582 (22) | 551 (9) | 1,156 (18) | 1,157 (15) | |||
| 17 | Yoshiko Akiyama |  JPN | 2,301 | – | 638 (=21) | 526 (=19) | 595 (=12) | 542 (=17) | 1,162 (15) | 1,139 (20) | |||
| 18 | Jadwiga Szoszler-Wilejto | POL | 2,297 | – | 622 (34) | 560 (=9) | 573 (26) | 542 (=17) | 1,165 (14) | 1,132 (22) | |||
| 19 | Maj-Britt Johansson |  SWE | 2,283 | – | 638 (=21) | 512 (28) | 603 (10) | 530 (22) | 1,157 (=16) | 1,126 (23) | |||
| 20 | Kim Hyang-Min | PRK | 2,275 | – | 629 (=31) | 511 (29) | 593 (=15) | 542 (=17) | 1,157 (=16) | 1,118 (25) | |||
| 21 | Carol Sykes | GBR | 2,273 | – | 635 (=25) | 522 (22) | 572 (=27) | 544 (=14) | 1,115 (26) | 1,158 (14) | |||
| 22 | Ágnes Hamvas |  HUN | 2,265 | – | 631 (=28) | 552 (13) | 566 (=31) | 516 (=25) | 1,151 (=19) | 1,114 (27) | |||
| 23 | Silvia de Tapia | MEX | 2,258 | – | 635 (=25) | 513 (=26) | 585 (18) | 525 (23) | 1,145 (22) | 1,113 (28) | |||
| 24 | Nelly Wies-Weyrich |  LUX | 2,252 | – | 631 (=28) | 510 (30) | 577 (24) | 534 (21) | 1,144 (23) | 1,108 (33) | |||
| 25 | Pauline Edwards | GBR | 2,249 | – | 629 (=31) | 516 (=24) | 584 (=19) | 520 (24) | 1,106 (=29) | 1,143 (18) | |||
| 26 | Erna Rahbek Pedersen |  DEN | 2,244 | – | 650 (=12) | 503 (=33) | 583 (21) | 508 (29) | 1,111 (27) | 1,133 (21) | |||
| 27 | Herrad Frey |  FRA | 2,230 | – | 644 (=16) | 504 (32) | 566 (=31) | 516 (=25) | 1,121 (24) | 1,109 (=30) | |||
| 28 | Maureen Bechdolt | USA | 2,218 | 287 | 640 (20) | 525 (21) | 574 (25) | 479 (35) | 1,106 (=29) | 1,112 (29) | |||
| 29 | Lilli Lentz | DEN | 2,218 | 286 | 638 (=21) | 516 (=24) | 570 (29) | 494 (33) | 1,109 (28) | 1,109 (=30) | |||
| 30 | Ursula Büschking |  FRG | 2,200 | – | 631 (=28) | 479 (36) | 591 (17) | 499 (31) | 1,078 (32) | 1,122 (24) | |||
| 31 | Pierrette Dame | FRA | 2,196 | – | 660 (=2) | 508 (31) | 528 (37) | 500 (30) | 1,056 (35) | 1,140 (19) | |||
| 32 | Marjory Saunders | CAN | 2,192 | – | 625 (33) | 503 (=33) | 549 (34) | 515 (27) | 1,083 (31) | 1,109 (=30) | |||
| 33 | Sally Svendelin |  SUI | 2,191 | – | 634 (27) | 513 (=26) | 568 (30) | 476 (36) | 1,119 (25) | 1,072 (37) | |||
| 34 | Anna-Lisa Berglund | SWE | 2,185 | – | 647 (14) | 518 (23) | 558 (33) | 462 (37) | 1,070 (34) | 1,115 (26) | |||
| 35 | Carla Nolpa | FRG | 2,165 | – | 621 (35) | 477 (37) | 572 (=27) | 495 (32) | 1,074 (33) | 1,091 (35) | |||
| 36 | Doljingiin Demberel | MGL | 2,152 | – | 596 (38) | 528 (=17) | 543 (=35) | 485 (34) | 1,050 (36) | 1,102 (34) | |||
| 37 | Tjoeij Lin Alienilin |  INA | 2,100 | – | 584 (40) | 463 (38) | 543 (=35) | 510 (28) | 1,012 (38) | 1,088 (36) | |||
| 38 | Shue Meei-Shya |  TPE | 2,026 | – | 599 (36) | 481 (35) | 509 (38) | 437 (40) | 1,038 (37) | 988 (38) | |||
| 39 | Vi Muir | CAN | 1,955 | – | 598 (37) | 418 (40) | 500 (39) | 439 (39) | 981 (40) | 974 (39) | |||
| 40 | Brit Stav |  NOR | 1,929 | – | 592 (39) | 431 (39) | 456 (40) | 450 (38) | 1,003 (39) | 926 (40) |