Archery has been a European Games sport since the inaugural edition. Originally restricted to the five Olympic archery events using the recurve bow, three events in compound bow were introduced in 2019.
Editions
| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2015 | 5 |  Italy
|
| II | 2019 | 8 | Italy
|
| III | 2023 | 8 | Italy
|
Venues
| Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venue | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Baku | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium | – | 31,200 | |
| 2019 Minsk | Olympic Sports Complex (Minsk) | Beach soccer | 1,500 | New arena |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska | Płaszowianka Archery Park (Kraków) | – | 500[1] |
Events
| Event | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recurve | ||||
| Men's individual | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's team | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's individual | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's team | X | X | X | 3 |
| Mixed team | X | X | X | 3 |
| Compound | ||||
| Men's individual | X | X | 2 | |
| Women's individual | X | X | 2 | |
| Mixed team | X | X | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Spain (ESP) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 |  Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
Medallists
Recurve
Men's individual
Men's team
Women's individual
Women's team
Mixed team
Compound
Men's individual
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Minsk |
Mike Schloesser Netherlands
|
Gilles Seywert Luxembourg
|
Mario Vavro Croatia
|
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska |
Jozef Bošanský Slovakia
|
Marco Bruno Italy
|
Emircan Haney Turkey
|
Women's individual
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Minsk |
Toja Ellison Slovenia
|
Natalia Avdeeva Russia
|
Sophie Dodemont France
|
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska |
Elisa Roner Italy
|
Ella Gibson Great Britain
|
Hazal Burun Turkey
|
Mixed team
Participating nations
| Nation | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
1 | 1 | ||
 Austria |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
 Azerbaijan |
6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Belgium |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Belarus |
6 | 8 | 2 | |
 Bulgaria |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Croatia |
1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
 Cyprus |
2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
 Czech Republic |
2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Denmark |
4 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Estonia |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Finland |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| France |
6 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| Georgia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Germany |
6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Great Britain |
4 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
 Greece |
4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
 Hungary |
1 | 2 | 2 | |
 Iceland |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Ireland |
2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Israel |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Italy |
6 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
 Kosovo |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Latvia |
2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Liechtenstein |
1 | 1 | ||
 Lithuania |
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Luxembourg |
1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
 Moldova |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
 Montenegro |
1 | 1 | ||
| Netherlands |
6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
 Norway |
4 | 1 | ||
 Poland |
6 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
 Portugal |
1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Romania |
2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Russia |
6 | 8 | 2 | |
 San Marino |
1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Serbia |
1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Slovakia |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Slovenia |
4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Spain |
6 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
 Sweden |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Switzerland |
4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Turkey |
6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Ukraine |
6 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| No. of nations | 39 | 42 | 36 | |
| No. of archers | 126 | 128 | 124 | |
| Year | 15 | 19 | 23 | |
References
- ^ Płaszowianka Arena at the official website of the 2023 European Games
