The men's individual archery competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 27 July to 3 August at Lord's Cricket Ground.

[1] Oh Jin-Hyek of South Korea won the gold medal, followed by Takaharu Furukawa from Japan with silver and Dai Xiaoxiang, representing China, with the bronze.

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

[3] NB: Im Dong-Hyun broke the world record at the 2004 Olympics with a score of 687.

Im's 2012 ranking round score is recognized as an Olympic record, despite having been shot before the opening ceremony.