There were 128 qualifying places available for archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics: 64 for men and 64 for women.
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 6 competitors, 3 per each gender. NOCs that qualify teams for a particular gender are able to send a three-member team to the team event and also have each member compete in the individual event. There were 12 team spots for each gender, thus qualifying 36 individuals through team qualification. All other NOCs may earn a maximum of 1 quota place per gender for the individual events.[1]
6 places are reserved for Great Britain as host nation, and a further 6 shall be decided upon by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 116 places shall therefore be allocated through a qualification process, in which archers earn quota places for their respective NOCs, though not necessarily for themselves.[1]
To be eligible to participate in the Olympic Games after the NOC has obtained a quota place, all archers must have achieved the following Minimum Qualification Score (MQS):[1]
- Men: FITA round of 1230 or 70m round of 625
- Women: FITA round of 1230 or 70m round of 600
The MQS must be achieved between 2 July 2011 (starting at the 2011 World Outdoor Archery Championships) and 1 July 2012 at a registered FITA event.[1]
Qualification summary
| Nation | Men | Women | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Men's team | Women's individual | Women's team | Athletes | |
 Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | |||
 Belarus | 1 | 1 | |||
 Bhutan | 1 | 1 | |||
 Brazil | 1 | 1 | |||
 Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | |||
 Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Chile | 1 | 1 | |||
 China | 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 Colombia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | |||
 Cuba | 1 | 1 | |||
 Denmark | 3 | X | 3 | ||
 Egypt | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Estonia | 1 | 1 | |||
 Fiji | 1 | 1 | |||
 France | 3 | X | 1 | 4 | |
 Georgia | 1 | 1 | |||
 Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Great Britain | 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 Greece | 1 | 1 | |||
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | |||
 Iran | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Iraq | 1 | 1 | |||
 India | 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 Indonesia | 1 | 1 | |||
 Italy | 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 Japan | 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | |||
 Malaysia | 3 | X | 1 | 4 | |
 Mexico | 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 Moldova | 1 | 1 | |||
 Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Myanmar | 1 | 1 | |||
 Netherlands | 1 | 1 | |||
 Norway | 1 | 1 | |||
 North Korea | 1 | 1 | |||
 Philippines | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Russia | 3 | X | 3 | ||
 Samoa | 1 | 1 | |||
 San Marino | 1 | 1 | |||
 South Africa | 1 | 1 | |||
 South Korea | 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Slovenia | 1 | 1 | |||
 Sweden | 1 | 1 | |||
 Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Chinese Taipei | 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 Thailand | 1 | 1 | |||
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | |||
 Ukraine | 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 United States | 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 |
 Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total: 55 NOCs | 64 | 12 | 64 | 12 | 128 |
Qualification timeline
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 World Archery Championships[2] | July 2–10, 2011 |  Turin |
| 2011 Asian Championships | October 19–25, 2011 |  Tehran |
| Open New Zealand Championships (2012 Oceanian Championships) | January 1–2, 2012 |  Wellington |
| 2012 African Championships | Mar 12-16, 2012[3] |  Rabat |
| 2012 Pan American Championships | April 17–22, 2012 |  Medellin |
| 2012 European Championships | May 21–26, 2012 |  Amsterdam |
| Final Qualification Tournament | June 21–22, 2012 |  Ogden[4] |
Men
| Event | Location | Athletes per NOC | Total places | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
| Host Nation | — | 3 | 3 | Great Britain |
| 2011 Outdoor World Championships | Turin | 3 | 24 | South Korea Mexico United States France Ukraine China Italy Malaysia |
| Final Qualification Tournament | Ogden | 3 | 9 | Japan India Chinese Taipei |
| Individual | ||||
| 2011 Outdoor World Championships | Turin | 1 | 5* | Canada Spain Luxembourg Mongolia Norway |
| Asian Championships | Tehran | 1 | 3 | Iran Thailand Hong Kong |
| Open New Zealand Championships (Oceanian Championships) | Wellington | 1 | 2 | Australia Fiji |
| Pan American Championships | Medellin | 1 | 3 | Cuba Brazil Colombia |
| European Championships | Amsterdam | 1 | 3** | Netherlands Moldova Germany |
| African Championships | Rabat | 1 | 2 | Egypt Ivory Coast |
| Final Qualification Tournament | Ogden | 1 | 7* | Poland Bulgaria Switzerland Venezuela Philippines Kazakhstan Slovenia |
| Tripartite Commission[5] | TBD | 1 | 3 | Bangladesh Myanmar San Marino |
| Total | 64 | |||
- Eight spots were initially available through the World Championships individual events. Three of those spots were taken by Japan, India and Chinese Taipei. Those NOCs later won team places at the Final Qualification team event. This team qualification replaced the individual qualifications from the World Championships and released three further individual quota places to be awarded at the Final Qualification individual event.
- Israel rejected its quota place won at the European Qualification Tournament. Fourth-placed Camilo Mayr from Germany qualifies instead.[6]
Women
| Event | Location | Athletes per NOC | Total places | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
| Host Nation | — | 3 | 3 | Great Britain |
| 2011 Outdoor World Championships | Turin | 3 | 24 | South Korea Ukraine India Italy Chinese Taipei Russia China Denmark |
| Final Qualification Tournament | Ogden | 3 | 9 | Japan Mexico United States |
| Individual | ||||
| 2011 Outdoor World Championships | Turin | 1 | 6* | Belarus Chile France Georgia Poland North Korea |
| Asian Championships | Tehran | 1 | 3 | Indonesia Mongolia Malaysia |
| Open New Zealand Championships (Oceanian Championships) | Wellington | 1 | 2 | Australia Samoa |
| Pan American Championships | Medellin | 1 | 2* | Canada Colombia |
| European Championships | Amsterdam | 1 | 3 | Spain Sweden Germany |
| African Championships | Rabat | 1 | 2 | Egypt South Africa |
| Final Qualification Tournament | Ogden | 1 | 8* | Philippines Estonia Kazakhstan Turkey Switzerland Venezuela Greece Iran |
| Tripartite Commission[5] | TBD | 1 | 2 | Iraq Bhutan |
| Total | 64 | |||
- Eight spots were initially available through the World Championships individual events, and three in the Pan American Championships. Three of those spots were taken by Japan, Mexico, and the United States. Those NOCs later won team places at the Final Qualification team event. This team qualification replaced the individual qualifications from the World Championships and released three further individual quota places to be awarded at the Final Qualification individual event. One of the three Tripartite Commission places was also added to the Final Qualification individual event.