The event consisted of a double FITA round. For each round, the archer shot 36 arrows at each of four distances—70, 60, 50, and 30 metres. The highest score for each arrow was 10 points, giving a possible maximum of 2880 points.
Seven of the top eight archers were from nations that had been absent from the 1980 Summer Olympics.
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
Rank | Archer | Nation | Round 1 Score | Round 1 Rank | Round 2 Score | Round 2 Rank | Total Score |
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{{gold01}} | Seo Hyang-soon | {{flagIOC|KOR|1984 Summer}} | 1275 | 3 | 1293 (OR) | 1 | 2568 (OR) |
{{silver02}} | Li Lingjuan | {{flagIOC|CHN|1984 Summer}} | 1279 | 1 | 1280 | 2 | 2559 |
{{bronze03}} | Kim Jin-ho | {{flagIOC|KOR|1984 Summer}} | 1276 | 2 | 1279 | 3 | 2555 |
04|4}} | Hiroko Ishizu | {{flagIOC|JPN|1984 Summer}} | 1263 | 6 | 1261 | 4 | 2524 |
05|5}} | Päivi Meriluoto | {{flagIOC|FIN|1984 Summer}} | 1259 | 8 | 1250 | 8 | 2509 |
06|6}} | Manuela Dachner | {{flagIOC|FRG|1984 Summer}} | 1260 | 7 | 1248 | 9 | 2508 |
07|7}} | Katrina King | {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}} | 1265 | 4 | 1243 | 11 | 2508 |
08|8}} | Wu Yanan | {{flagIOC|CHN|1984 Summer}} | 1240 | 12 | 1253 | 7 | 2493 |
09|9}} | Aurora Bretón | {{flagIOC|MEX|1984 Summer}} | 1264 | 5 | 1217 | 19 | 2481 |
10 | Minako Hokari | {{flagIOC|JPN|1984 Summer}} | 1241 | 11 | 1240 | 13 | 2481 |
11 | Doris Haas | {{flagIOC|FRG|1984 Summer}} | 1239 | 13 | 1241 | 12 | 2480 |
12 | Ruth Rowe | {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}} | 1223 | 18 | 1254 | 6 | 2477 |
13 | Ursula Hess | {{flagIOC|SUI|1984 Summer}} | 1246 | 10 | 1227 | 16 | 2473 |
14 | Liselotte Andersson | {{flagIOC|SWE|1984 Summer}} | 1251 | 9 | 1217 | 20 | 2468 |
15 | Ama Rantal | {{flagIOC|FIN|1984 Summer}} | 1204 | 30 | 1256 | 5 | 2460 |
16 | Jeannette Goergen | {{flagIOC|LUX|1984 Summer}} | 1224 | 17 | 1228 | 15 | 2452 |
17 | Park Young-sook | {{flagIOC|KOR|1984 Summer}} | 1201 | 31 | 1244 | 10 | 2445 |
18 | Wang Jin | {{flagIOC|CHN|1984 Summer}} | 1229 | 15 | 1216 | 21 | 2445 |
19 | Terene Donovan | {{flagIOC|AUS|1984 Summer}} | 1222 | 19 | 1220 | 17 | 2442 |
20 | Hazel Greene | {{flagIOC|IRL|1984 Summer}} | 1221 | 20 | 1219 | 18 | 2440 |
21 | Ester Robertson | {{flagIOC|ITA|1984 Summer}} | 1225 | 16 | 1210 | 24 | 2435 |
22 | Marie Claire van Stevens | {{flagIOC|BEL|1984 Summer}} | 1220 | 21 | 1211 | 22 | 2431 |
23 | Catherina Floris | {{flagIOC|NED|1984 Summer}} | 1211 | 27 | 1211 | 23 | 2422 |
24 | Ann Shurrock | {{flagIOC|NZL|1984 Summer}} | 1218 | 23 | 1204 | 27 | 2422 |
25 | Linda Kazienko | {{flagIOC|CAN|1984 Summer}} | 1220 | 22 | 1201 | 29 | 2421 |
26 | Ylva Iversson | {{flagIOC|SWE|1984 Summer}} | 1186 | 34 | 1234 | 14 | 2420 |
27 | Vreny Burger | {{flagIOC|SUI|1984 Summer}} | 1215 | 24 | 1204 | 28 | 2419 |
28 | Montserrat Martin | {{flagIOC|ESP|1984 Summer}} | 1212 | 26 | 1206 | 26 | 2418 |
29 | Eileen Robinson | {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}} | 1198 | 32 | 1210 | 25 | 2408 |
30 | Angela Goodall | {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}} | 1209 | 28 | 1192 | 30 | 2401 |
31 | Susan Wilcox | {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}} | 1231 | 14 | 1167 | 36 | 2398 |
32 | Ursula Valenta | {{flagIOC|AUT|1984 Summer}} | 1215 | 25 | 1180 | 33 | 2395 |
33 | Lucile Lemay | {{flagIOC|CAN|1984 Summer}} | 1205 | 29 | 1174 | 34 | 2379 |
34 | Benita Edds | {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}} | 1174 | 36 | 1192 | 31 | 2366 |
35 | Neroli Fairhall | {{flagIOC|NZL|1984 Summer}} | 1167 | 38 | 1190 | 32 | 2357 |
36 | Wanda Sadegur | {{flagIOC|CAN|1984 Summer}} | 1177 | 35 | 1172 | 35 | 2349 |
37 | Macy Lau | {{flagIOC|HKG|1984 Summer}} | 1162 | 39 | 1164 | 37 | 2326 |
38 | Ascension Guerra | {{flagIOC|ESP|1984 Summer}} | 1174 | 37 | 1130 | 39 | 2304 |
39 | Mary Vaughan | {{flagIOC|IRL|1984 Summer}} | 1147 | 40 | 1151 | 38 | 2298 |
40 | Raymonda Verlinden | {{flagIOC|BEL|1984 Summer}} | 1189 | 33 | 1099 | 42 | 2288 |
41 | Joanna Agius | {{flagIOC|MLT|1984 Summer}} | 1138 | 41 | 1102 | 41 | 2240 |
42 | Lu Jui Chiung | {{flagIOC|TPE|1984 Summer}} | 1114 | 43 | 1112 | 40 | 2226 |
43 | Sonam Chuki | {{flagIOC|BHU|1984 Summer}} | 1122 | 42 | 1072 | 44 | 2194 |
44 | Rinzi Lham | {{flagIOC|BHU|1984 Summer}} | 1106 | 44 | 1077 | 43 | 2183 |
45 | Ng Wing-Na | {{flagIOC|HKG|1984 Summer}} | 1091 | 45 | 1057 | 45 | 2148 |
46 | Karma Chhoden | {{flagIOC|BHU|1984 Summer}} | 1048 | 46 | 1038 | 46 | 2086 |
47 | Wang-Lau So-Han | {{flagIOC|HKG|1984 Summer}} | 1025 | 47 | 1031 | 47 | 2056 |