Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of four events, two for men and two for women.

This was followed by three elimination rounds, in which archers competed head-to-head in 18-arrow matches.

In all matches, losers were eliminated and received a final rank determined by their score in that round, with the exception of the semifinals.

The losers of the semifinals competed in the bronze medal match.

[1] Forty-one nations contributed archers to compete in the events.