| Event: | Men's individual recurve |
| Championship: | 2021 Summer World University Games |
| Dates: | 27 – 31 July 2023 |
| Venue: | Shuangliu Modern Pentathlon Centre |
| Location: | Chengdu, China |
| Competitors: | 57 |
| Nations: | 27 |
| Gold: | Seo Min-gi |
| Gold Nation: | KOR |
| Silver: | Yuki Kawata |
| Silver Nation: | JPN |
| Bronze: | Reza Shabani |
| Bronze Nation: | IRI |
| Prev: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2025 |
See main article: Archery at the 2021 Summer World University Games.
The men's individual recurve archery competition at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held in the Shuangliu Modern Pentathlon Centre, Chengdu, China between July 27 and 31.
Prior to the competition, the world and Universiade records were as follows.[1]
| Category | Athlete | Record | Date | Place | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Brady Ellison | 702 | Lima, Peru | |||
| 693 | 4 July 2015 | 2015 Summer Universiade |
| Qualified for Round of 32 | ||
| Qualified for 1/24 Round | ||
| Qualified for 1/48 Round |
The ranking round took place on 27 July 2023 to determine the seeding for the elimination rounds. It consisted of two rounds of 36 arrows, with a maximum score of 720.[1]
| Rank | Archer | 1st Half | 2nd Half | 10s | Xs | Score | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 338 | 345 | 41 | 14 | 683 | |||
| 2 | 337 | 339 | 36 | 13 | 676 | |||
| 3 | 338 | 337 | 34 | 13 | 675 | |||
| 4 | 338 | 337 | 31 | 12 | 675 | |||
| 5 | 335 | 339 | 35 | 10 | 674 | |||
| 6 | 330 | 339 | 27 | 11 | 669 | |||
| 7 | 332 | 336 | 29 | 14 | 668 | |||
| 8 | 333 | 334 | 32 | 9 | 667 | |||
| 9 | 330 | 337 | 27 | 14 | 667 | |||
| 10 | 335 | 331 | 34 | 11 | 666 | |||
| 11 | 333 | 329 | 36 | 5 | 662 | |||
| 12 | 333 | 327 | 28 | 12 | 660 | |||
| 13 | 327 | 331 | 23 | 10 | 658 | |||
| 14 | 336 | 321 | 27 | 11 | 657 | |||
| 15 | 329 | 327 | 30 | 11 | 656 | |||
| 16 | 322 | 334 | 29 | 4 | 656 | |||
| 17 | 322 | 334 | 25 | 8 | 656 | |||
| 18 | 322 | 334 | 22 | 3 | 656 | |||
| 19 | 326 | 328 | 26 | 9 | 654 | |||
| 20 | 327 | 325 | 26 | 9 | 652 | |||
| 21 | 327 | 324 | 21 | 8 | 651 | |||
| 22 | 320 | 330 | 20 | 5 | 650 | |||
| 23 | 326 | 323 | 26 | 7 | 649 | |||
| 24 | 326 | 323 | 20 | 8 | 649 | |||
| 25 | 324 | 324 | 20 | 7 | 648 | |||
| 26 | 324 | 323 | 19 | 4 | 647 | |||
| 27 | 317 | 329 | 23 | 10 | 646 | |||
| 28 | 321 | 325 | 22 | 6 | 646 | |||
| 29 | 321 | 321 | 19 | 7 | 642 | |||
| 30 | 320 | 320 | 19 | 6 | 640 | |||
| 31 | 321 | 316 | 22 | 9 | 637 | |||
| 32 | 323 | 313 | 16 | 5 | 636 | |||
| 33 | 313 | 320 | 19 | 6 | 633 | |||
| 34 | 305 | 324 | 21 | 8 | 629 | |||
| 35 | 317 | 312 | 18 | 5 | 629 | |||
| 36 | 323 | 305 | 16 | 5 | 628 | |||
| 37 | 318 | 310 | 16 | 3 | 628 | |||
| 38 | 314 | 311 | 19 | 7 | 625 | |||
| 39 | 305 | 319 | 17 | 8 | 624 | |||
| 40 | 317 | 306 | 21 | 7 | 623 | |||
| 41 | 305 | 314 | 12 | 1 | 619 | |||
| 42 | 308 | 309 | 14 | 6 | 617 | |||
| 43 | 310 | 302 | 14 | 5 | 612 | |||
| 44 | 310 | 302 | 13 | 4 | 612 | |||
| 45 | 298 | 313 | 19 | 3 | 611 | |||
| 46 | 300 | 309 | 15 | 7 | 609 | |||
| 47 | 303 | 304 | 14 | 4 | 607 | |||
| 48 | 298 | 303 | 15 | 5 | 601 | |||
| 49 | 297 | 304 | 13 | 3 | 601 | |||
| 50 | 303 | 297 | 11 | 7 | 600 | |||
| 51 | 286 | 307 | 9 | 4 | 593 | |||
| 52 | 302 | 290 | 12 | 2 | 592 | |||
| 53 | 286 | 305 | 11 | 3 | 591 | |||
| 54 | 269 | 316 | 15 | 1 | 585 | |||
| 55 | 279 | 302 | 14 | 3 | 581 | |||
| 56 | 281 | 300 | 10 | 2 | 581 | |||
| 57 | 284 | 265 | 11 | 3 | 549 |
The results are as below.[2] [3]