The women's individual archery event at the 2012 Olympic Games was held from 27 July to 2 August 2012 at Lord's Cricket Ground in London in the United Kingdom. The event was one of four which comprised the 2012 Olympic archery programme of sports and was the eleventh time the women's individual competition was contested as an Olympic event. Forty different nations qualified for the competition, sending a total of sixty-four archers to compete. The defending Olympic champion from 2008 was Zhang Juanjuan of China, who did not compete following her retirement in 2010.
Gold medallist Ki Bo-bae during the event
The Lord's Pavilion at Lord's Cricket Ground provided the backdrop for the London 2012 archery competitions.
World number one Deepika Kumari (pictured in 2011) was eliminated in the opening knockout round.
Ki Bo-bae (centre), Aída Román (left), and Mariana Avitia (right) during the medal presentation ceremony.
South Korea competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics, having missed the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States boycott. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 248 athletes, 135 men and 113 women, competed in 22 sports.
The South Korean Olympic delegation participating in the opening ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Jang Sin-Kweon in men's marathon
South Korea women's team after the match against Great Britain
Yang Hak-Seon captures South Korea's first ever gold medal in artistic gymnastics.