The men's team was an archery

Archery

Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...

 event held as part of the archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at Sydney International Archery Park in Sydney, Australia with ranking rounds on 16 September and regular competition held from 17 September to 20 September...

 programme.

A total of 14 teams competed in the third appearance of the Olympic team round archery event. The ranking round, which determined the seeds for all teams, doubled as the ranking round for the individual competition and was held on 16 September. Each archer shot 72 arrows, and the scores of the three archers for each team were summed to give a team ranking round score. A single-elimination head-to-head tournament was held on 22 September. During each round of competition, each archer shot nine arrows for a team score based on 27 arrows. The losers of the semifinals faced off in a bronze medal match, while teams defeated before then were assigned rankings within the group of other teams defeated in their round based on their score in that round.

The South Korean team, which had swept the top three places in the ranking round but had seen each of its members suffer upsets in the individual knock-out rounds, won by comfortable margins in the team knock-out rounds to take the gold medal. The trio set a new world record

World record

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 for a 27-arrow team match in the quarterfinals, with a score of 258 of a possible 270. Italy and Russia each managed to defeat two higher-seeded teams before falling to the Koreans; this gave Italy the silver medal and put Russia in the bronze medal match against the United States. The twelfth-seeded Russians forced the first Olympic team match tiebreaker

Tiebreaker

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 against the second-seeded Americans in that match, losing 29-26 in that tiebreaker.

Medalists

Jang Yong-Ho Jang Yong-Ho Jang Yong-Ho is an archer from South Korea.Jang competed for Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was again victorious and advanced to the round of 16... Kim Chung-tae Kim Chung-tae Kim Chung-tae is an archer from South Korea.Kim was a member of Korea's gold medal men's archery team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the men's individual competition he finished fifth.-External links:*... Oh Kyo-Moon Oh Kyo-Moon Oh Kyo-Moon is an archer from South Korea.He won a team silver medal and an individual bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Oh also was a member of Korea's gold medal men's archery team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the men's individual competition he finished sixth.He was the world record...

Matteo Bisiani Matteo Bisiani Matteo Bisiani is an Italian archer. He competed in the 1996 Olympic Games and in the 2000 Olympic Games.He was born in Monfalcone.... Ilario Di Buò Ilario di Buo Ilario Di Buò is an archer from Italy.Di Buò won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the team archery competition. He placed 20th in the individual competition.-2004 Summer Olympics:... Michele Frangilli Michele Frangilli Michele Frangilli is an archer from Italy.He was born in Gallarate.He has competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery, ending at the 6th place and getting the Bronze Medal for teams....

Butch Johnson Butch Johnson Richard Andrew Johnson is an archer from Woodstock, Connecticut in the United States. He has competed in the Summer Olympics five times, and was a part of the gold medal U.S. team at the 1996 Olympics and the bronze medal U.S... Rod White Rod White Rodney White is an American archer. He competed in the 1996 Olympic Games and the 2000 Olympic Games. In the 1996 team competition he won gold with Justin Huish and Butch Johnson. In 2000 the American team won the bronze medal.-External links:*... Vic Wunderle Vic Wunderle Victor S. Wunderle is an archer from the United States.-Personal:Wunderle was raised in Mason City, Illinois. His passion for archery started at the age five. He competed in many competitions and received many honors throughout his childhood...

Results

The ranking for the men's teams was determined by summing the ranking round scores of the three members.

Results summary

Final Rank	Nation	Archers	Ranking round	R16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Finals
1		Kim Chung-tae Kim Chung-tae Kim Chung-tae is an archer from South Korea.Kim was a member of Korea's gold medal men's archery team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the men's individual competition he finished fifth.-External links:*...   Oh Kyo-Moon Oh Kyo-Moon Oh Kyo-Moon is an archer from South Korea.He won a team silver medal and an individual bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Oh also was a member of Korea's gold medal men's archery team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the men's individual competition he finished sixth.He was the world record...   Jang Yong-Ho Jang Yong-Ho Jang Yong-Ho is an archer from South Korea.Jang competed for Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was again victorious and advanced to the round of 16...	1980	Bye	258	240	255
2		Matteo Bisiani Matteo Bisiani Matteo Bisiani is an Italian archer. He competed in the 1996 Olympic Games and in the 2000 Olympic Games.He was born in Monfalcone....   Ilario Di Buò Ilario di Buo Ilario Di Buò is an archer from Italy.Di Buò won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the team archery competition. He placed 20th in the individual competition.-2004 Summer Olympics:...   Michele Frangilli Michele Frangilli Michele Frangilli is an archer from Italy.He was born in Gallarate.He has competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery, ending at the 6th place and getting the Bronze Medal for teams....	1895	250	249	244	247
3		Butch Johnson Butch Johnson Richard Andrew Johnson is an archer from Woodstock, Connecticut in the United States. He has competed in the Summer Olympics five times, and was a part of the gold medal U.S. team at the 1996 Olympics and the bronze medal U.S...   Rod White Rod White Rodney White is an American archer. He competed in the 1996 Olympic Games and the 2000 Olympic Games. In the 1996 team competition he won gold with Justin Huish and Butch Johnson. In 2000 the American team won the bronze medal.-External links:*...   Vic Wunderle Vic Wunderle Victor S. Wunderle is an archer from the United States.-Personal:Wunderle was raised in Mason City, Illinois. His passion for archery started at the age five. He competed in many competitions and received many honors throughout his childhood...	1921	Bye	255	241	239
4		Balzhinima Tsyrempilov Balzhinima Tsyrempilov Balzhinima Tsyrempilov is a Russian archer.-2004 Summer Olympics:Tsyrempilov competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was again victorious and advanced to the round of 16...   Yuri Leontiev  Bair Badënov Bair Badënov Bair Badënov is a Russian archer.Badënov, who started training in 1986, was a World Champion among Youth in 1993, a European champion in 1996. Participated in 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and was 4th in 2000 Olympics in Sydney...	1870	248	247	229	239
5		Hasan Orbay Hasan Orbay Hasan Orbay is a Turkish archer.Orbay competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. In 2004 he was defeated in the first round of elimination, placed 34th overall.-References:...   Serdar Şatır  Özdemir Akbal	1899	253	245
6		Magnus Petersson Magnus Petersson Magnus Petersson is an archer from Sweden.He is an experienced Olympian, having won a silver medal in 1996. Petersson advanced to the semifinals in archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was defeated there by Vic Wunderle. In the consolation bronze medal match, he again lost, this time to...   Niklas Eriksson Niklas Eriksson Niklas Eriksson is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...   Mattias Eriksson Mattias Eriksson Mattias Eriksson is a Swedish archer.Eriksson competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He was defeated in the first round of elimination, being placed 39th overall...	1891	241	244
7		Vadim Shikarev  Stanislav Zabrodsky  Aleksandr Li	1916	246	244
8		Serhiy Antonov  Ihor Parkhomenko  Viktor Kurchenko	1878	244	236
9		Wietse van Alten Wietse van Alten Wietse Cornelis van Alten is an archer from the Netherlands. Van Alten was born in Zaandam, in the municipality of Zaanstad. He has competed in archery since the age of seven....   Fred van Zutphen  Henk Vogels	1899	241
10		Bård Nesteng  Lars Erik Humlekjær  Martinus Grov Martinus Grov Bertil Martinius Grov is a retired archer from Norway.He finished fourth in the individual event at the 1992 Olympic Games, fifteenth at the 1996 Olympic Games and 41st at the 2000 Olympic Games. He also finished fourth at the 1991 World Indoor Championships...	1839	241
11		Sébastien Flute  Jocelyn de Grandis Jocelyn de Grandis Jocelyn de Grandis is a French archer.De Grandis competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. Despite being ranked as number 13 beforehand, he was defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 51st overall...   Lionel Torres	1874	239
12		Simon Fairweather Simon Fairweather Simon John Fairweather, OAM is an archer born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is 175 centimetres tall and weighs 71 kilograms.Fairweather won the individual gold medal at the World Championships in Poland in 1991....   Scott Hunter-Russell  Matthew Gray Matthew Gray Matthew Gray is an athlete from Victoria, Australia. He competes in archery and has been selected to represent Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....	1876	238
13		Yang Bo  Tang Hua  Fu Shengjun	1886	235
14		Masafumi Makiyama Masafumi Makiyama is a Japanese archer. He competed in the 2000 Olympic Games, and the 2004 Olympic Games.-External links:**...   Takayoshi Matsushita  Yuji Hamano Yuji Hamano is an athlete from Japan, who competes in archery.At the 2004 Summer Olympics he was again defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 37th overall in men's individual archery. Later he was a member of the 8th-place Japanese men's archery team....	1841	231

Knockout stage

In the first team round tie-breaker in Olympic archery history, the United States

United States

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 won the bronze medal, defeating Russia

Russia

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by shooting a near-perfect 29 to the Russians' 26.