Archery was contested from 14 December to 15 December at the 1978 Asian Games in Hua Mark Sport Complex, Bangkok, Thailand. The competition included only recurve events.
| Archery at the 1978 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Huamark Sport Complex |
| Dates | 14–15 December 1978 |
Japan finished first in the medal table by winning three gold medals.
Medalists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Ichiro Shimamura Japan
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Yoshiro Miyata Japan
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Izumi Sato Japan
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| Men's team | Japan Yoshiro Miyata Izumi Sato Ichiro Shimamura |
 ChinaHao Shengqi Ji Zhangmin Wang Youqun |
 IndonesiaAdang Adjidji Siddak Jubadjati Donald Pandiangan |
| Women's individual | Kim Jin-ho South Korea
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Yuriko Goto Japan
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Kim Hyang-min North Korea
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| Women's team | Japan Yuriko Goto Noriko Inoue Yoshiko Okazaki |
 South KoreaHwang Sook-zoo Kim Jin-ho Oh Young-sook |
 North KoreaHan Sun-hi Jang Sun-yong Kim Hyang-min |
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |