List of World Championships medalists in archery explained

See main article: World Archery Championships. This is a List of World Championships medalists in outdoor target archery. The World Archery Championships are one of the three pinnacle events organised by the World Archery Federation and the event with the longest continuous history, the others being the Olympic archery competition (1972–) and the World Cup (2006–).

Host cities

Number	Year	Location	Events
1	1931	Lwów	2
2	1932	Warsaw	2
3	1933	London	4
4	1934	Båstad	4
5	1935	Brussels	4
6	1936	Prague	4
7	1937	Paris	4
8	1938	London	4
9	1939	Oslo	4
10	1946	Stockholm	4
11	1947	Prague	4
12	1948	London	4
13	1949	Paris	4
14	1950	Copenhagen	4
15	1952	Brussels	4
16	1954	Oslo	4
17	1955	Helsinki	4
18	1957	Prague	4
19	1958	Brussels	4
20	1959	Stockholm	4
21	1961	Oslo	4
22	1963	Helsinki	4
23	1965	Västerås	4
24	1967	Amersfoort	4
25	1969	Valley Forge	4
26	1971	York	4
27	1973	Grenoble	4
28	1975	Interlaken	4
29	1977	Canberra	4
30	1979	Berlin	4
31	1981	Punta Ala	4
32	1983	Los Angeles	4
33	1985	Seoul	4
34	1987	Adelaide	4
35	1989	Lausanne	4
36	1991	Kraków	4
37	1993	Antalya	4
38	1995	Jakarta	8
39	1997	Victoria	8
40	1999	Riom	8
41	2001	Beijing	8
42	2003	New York	8
43	2005	Madrid	8
44	2007	Leipzig	8
45	2009	Ulsan	8
46	2011	Turin	10
47	2013	Belek	10
48	2015	Copenhagen	10
49	2017	Mexico City	10
50	2019	's-Hertogenbosch	10
51	2021	Yankton	10
52	2023	Berlin	10

Champions

Recurve

Year	Location	Men's Individual	Women's Individual	Men's Team	Women's Team	Mixed Team	Ref^[1] ^[2]
1931	Lwów			^1			https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165025/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1931_Outdoor.pdf
1932	Warsaw			Poland ^1			https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164911/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1932_Outdoor.pdf
1933	London			^1	Poland ^1		https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164947/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1933_Outdoor.pdf
1934	Båstad			^1			https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164827/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1934_Outdoor.pdf
1935	Brussels	^2		^1	^1		https://web.archive.org/web/20150206171300/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1935_Outdoor.pdf
1936	Prague				Poland ^1		https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164729/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1936_Outdoor.pdf
1937	Paris			Poland			https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164812/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1937_Outdoor.pdf
1938	London				Poland		https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165530/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1938_Outdoor.pdf
1939	Oslo						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165455/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1939_Outdoor.pdf
1946	Stockholm						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164852/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1946_Outdoor.pdf
1947	Prague						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164940/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1947_Outdoor.pdf
1948	London						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165328/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1948_Outdoor.pdf
1949	Paris						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165219/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1949_Outdoor.pdf
1950	Copenhagen						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165143/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1950_Outdoor.pdf
1952	Brussels				United States		https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165241/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1952_Outdoor.pdf
1953	Oslo						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165204/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1953_Outdoor.pdf
1955	Helsinki						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165335/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1955_Outdoor.pdf
1957	Prague			United States			https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165448/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1957_Outdoor.pdf
1958	Brussels						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164719/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1958_Outdoor.pdf
1959	Stockholm						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164806/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1959_Outdoor.pdf
1961	Oslo						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165523/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1961_Outdoor.pdf
1963	Helsinki						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165426/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1963_Outdoor.pdf
1965	Västerås						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165246/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1965_Outdoor.pdf
1967	Amersfoort				Poland		https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165154/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1967_Outdoor.pdf
1969	Valley Forge						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164958/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1969_Outdoor.pdf
1971	York				Poland		https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164900/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1971_Outdoor.pdf
1973	Grenoble						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165009/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1973_Outdoor.pdf
1975	Interlaken						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164713/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1975_Outdoor.pdf
1977	Canberra						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164833/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1977_Outdoor.pdf
1979	Berlin						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165418/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1979_Outdoor.pdf
1981	Punta Ala						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165016/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1981_Outdoor.pdf
1983	Los Angeles						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164932/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1983_Outdoor.pdf
1985	Seoul						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164820/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1985_Outdoor.pdf
1987	Adelaide						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164642/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1987_Outdoor.pdf
1989	Lausanne						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165538/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1989_Outdoor.pdf
1991	Kraków						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165439/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1991_Outdoor.pdf
1993	Antalya						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165547/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1993_Outdoor.pdf
1995	Jakarta						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165055/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1995_Outdoor.pdf
1997	Victoria						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165228/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1997_Outdoor.pdf
1999	Riom						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164920/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1999_Outdoor.pdf
2001	Beijing						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164738/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/07_WC_Outdoor_Leipzig/ECOMPR.pdf
2003	New York						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164738/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/07_WC_Outdoor_Leipzig/ECOMPR.pdf
2005	Madrid						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164738/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/07_WC_Outdoor_Leipzig/ECOMPR.pdf
2007	Leipzig						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164738/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/07_WC_Outdoor_Leipzig/ECOMPR.pdf
2009	Ulsan						https://web.archive.org/web/20120818035436/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/2009/09_WCh_KOR/ECOMPR.pdf
2011	Turin						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165504/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/2011/11_WC_Turin/ECOMPR.pdf
2013	Belek						http://www.worldarchery.org/Portals/1/Documents/World%20Championships/2013%20Belek/Results/ECOMPR.pdf
2015	Copenhagen
2017	Mexico City
2019	's-Hertogenbosch
2021	Yankton
2023	Berlin

Note: ^1. Unofficial; ^2. Disputed

Compound

Year	Location	Men's Individual	Women's Individual	Men's Team	Women's Team	Mixed Team	Ref^[3]
1995	Jakarta						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165055/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1995_Outdoor.pdf
1997	Victoria						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165228/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1997_Outdoor.pdf
1999	Riom						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164920/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1999_Outdoor.pdf
2001	Beijing						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164738/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/07_WC_Outdoor_Leipzig/ECOMPR.pdf
2003	New York						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164738/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/07_WC_Outdoor_Leipzig/ECOMPR.pdf
2005	Madrid						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164738/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/07_WC_Outdoor_Leipzig/ECOMPR.pdf
2007	Leipzig						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164738/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/07_WC_Outdoor_Leipzig/ECOMPR.pdf
2009	Ulsan						https://web.archive.org/web/20120818035436/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/2009/09_WCh_KOR/ECOMPR.pdf
2011	Turin						https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165504/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/2011/11_WC_Turin/ECOMPR.pdf
2013	Belek						http://www.worldarchery.org/Portals/1/Documents/World%20Championships/2013%20Belek/Results/ECOMPR.pdf
2015	Copenhagen
2017	Mexico City
2019	's-Hertogenbosch
2021	Yankton
2023	Berlin

Recurve

Men's individual

Competition format:

• 1933–1955: International long and short rounds (various)
• 1957–1985: FITA round (90m, 70m, 50m, 30m)
• 1987–: Olympic round (set system from 2011)

1933 London
1934 Båstad
1935 Brussels
1936 Prague
1937 Paris
1938 London
1939 Oslo
1946 Stockholm
1947 Prague
1948 London
1949 Paris
1950 Copenhagen
1952 Brussels
1953 Oslo
1955 Helsinki
1957 Prague
1958 Brussels
1959 Stockholm
1961 Oslo
1963 Helsinki
1965 Västerås
1967 Amersfoort
1969 Valley Forge
1971 York
1973 Grenoble
1975 Interlaken
1977 Canberra
1979 West Berlin
1981 Punta Ala
1983 Los Angeles
1985 Seoul
1987 Adelaide
1989 Lausanne
1991 Krakow
1993 Antalya
1995 Jakarta
1997 Victoria
1999 Riom
2001 Beijing
2003 New York
2005 Madrid
2007 Leipzig
2009 Ulsan
2011 Turin
2013 Belek
2015 Copenhagen
2017 Mexico City
2019 's-Hertogenbosch
2021 Yankton
2023 Berlin

Women's individual

Competition format:

• 1933–1955: International long and short rounds (various)
• 1957–1985: FITA round (70m, 60m, 50m, 30m)
• 1987–: Olympic round

1933 London
1934 Båstad
1935 Brussels
1936 Prague
1937 Paris
1938 London
1939 Oslo
1946 Stockholm
1947 Prague
1948 London
1949 Paris
1950 Copenhagen
1952 Brussels
1953 Oslo
1955 Helsinki
1957 Prague
1958 Brussels
1959 Stockholm
1961 Oslo
1963 Helsinki
1965 Västerås
1967 Amersfoort
1969 Valley Forge
1971 York
1973 Grenoble
1975 Interlaken
1977 Canberra
1979 West Berlin
1981 Punta Ala
1983 Los Angeles
1985 Seoul
1987 Adelaide
1989 Lausanne
1991 Krakow
1993 Antalya
1995 Jakarta
1997 Victoria
1999 Riom
2001 Beijing
2003 New York
2005 Madrid
2007 Leipzig
2009 Ulsan
2011 Turin
2013 Belek
2015 Copenhagen
2017 Mexico City
2019 's-Hertogenbosch
2021 Yankton
2023 Berlin

Men's team

Competition format:

• 1933–1955: International long and short rounds (various), cumulative total of leading archers per country (1933–36 unofficial)
• 1957–1985: FITA round (90m, 70m, 50m, 30m), cumulative total of leading archers per country
• 1987–: Olympic round

1933 London
1934 Båstad
1935 Brussels
1936 Prague
1937 Paris
1938 London
1939 Oslo
1946 Stockholm
1947 Prague
1948 London
1949 Paris
1950 Copenhagen
1952 Brussels
1953 Oslo
1955 Helsinki
1957 Prague
1958 Brussels
1959 Stockholm
1961 Oslo
1963 Helsinki
1965 Västerås
1967 Amersfoort
1969 Valley Forge
1971 York
1973 Grenoble
1975 Interlaken
1977 Canberra
1979 West Berlin
1981 Punta Ala
1983 Los Angeles
1985 Seoul
1987 Adelaide
1989 Lausanne
1991 Krakow
1993 Antalya
1995 Jakarta
1997 Victoria
1999 Riom
2001 Beijing
2003 New York
2005 Madrid
2007 Leipzig
2009 Ulsan
2011 Turin
2013 Belek
2015 Copenhagen
2017 Mexico City
2019 's-Hertogenbosch
2021 Yankton
2023 Berlin

Women's team

Competition format:

• 1933–1955: International long and short rounds (various), cumulative total of leading archers per country (1933–36 unofficial)
• 1957–1985: FITA round (90m, 70m, 50m, 30m), cumulative total of leading archers per country
• 1987–: Olympic round

1933 London
1934 Båstad
1935 Brussels
1936 Prague
1937 Paris
1938 London
1939 Oslo
1946 Stockholm
1947 Prague
1948 London
1949 Paris
1950 Copenhagen
1952 Brussels
1953 Oslo
1955 Helsinki
1957 Prague
1958 Brussels			South Africa
1959 Stockholm
1961 Oslo			South Africa
1963 Helsinki
1965 Västerås
1967 Amersfoort
1969 Valley Forge
1971 York
1973 Grenoble
1975 Interlaken
1977 Canberra
1979 West Berlin
1981 Punta Ala
1983 Los Angeles
1985 Seoul
1987 Adelaide
1989 Lausanne
1991 Krakow
1993 Antalya
1995 Jakarta
1997 Victoria
1999 Riom
2001 Beijing
2003 New York
2005 Madrid
2007 Leipzig
2009 Ulsan
2011 Turin
2013 Belek
2015 Copenhagen
2017 Mexico City
2019 's-Hertogenbosch
2021 Yankton
2023 Berlin

Mixed team (2011–)

Competition format:

• 2011–: Olympic round

2011 Turin
2013 Belek
2015 Copenhagen
2017 Mexico City
2019 's-Hertogenbosch
2021 Yankton		Russian Archery Federation
2023 Berlin

Mixed individual

1931 Lwów
1932 Warsaw

Mixed team (1931–32)

• The mixed team event was an unofficial event

1931 Lwów	men	men	women
1932 Warsaw	men	women	men

Compound

Men's individual

1995 Jakarta
1997 Victoria
1999 Riom
2001 Beijing
2003 New York
2005 Madrid
2007 Leipzig
2009 Ulsan
2011 Turin
2013 Belek
2015 Copenhagen
2017 Mexico City
2019 's-Hertogenbosch
2021 Yankton
2023 Berlin

Women's individual

1995 Jakarta
1997 Victoria
1999 Riom
2001 Beijing
2003 New York
2005 Madrid
2007 Leipzig
2009 Ulsan
2011 Turin
2013 Belek
2015 Copenhagen
2017 Mexico City
2019 's-Hertogenbosch
2021 Yankton
2023 Berlin

Men's team

1995 Jakarta
1997 Victoria
1999 Riom
2001 Beijing
2003 New York
2005 Madrid
2007 Leipzig
2009 Ulsan
2011 Turin
2013 Belek
2015 Copenhagen
2017 Mexico City
2019 's-Hertogenbosch
2021 Yankton
2023 Berlin

Women's team

1995 Jakarta
1997 Victoria
1999 Riom
2001 Beijing
2003 New York
2005 Madrid
2007 Leipzig
2009 Ulsan
2011 Turin
2013 Belek
2015 Copenhagen
2017 Mexico City
2019 's-Hertogenbosch
2021 Yankton
2023 Berlin

Mixed team (2011–)

2011 Turin
2013 Belek
2015 Copenhagen
2017 Mexico City
2019 's-Hertogenbosch
2021 Yankton
2023 Berlin

All-time medal table (1931–2023)

Including medals earned in the unofficial team events in 1931–1936^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in archery
• Archery World Cup

References

1. Web site: Outdoor Archery World Championships Individual Medallists . Archery.org . 2012-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111060350/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Medalists/Outdoor_Medalists.pdf . 2012-11-11 . dead .
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-08-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014075640/http://www.texasarchery.org/Documents/NAAHist/ArcheryChampions2ndEditionOpt.pdf . 2013-10-14 .
3. Web site: Outdoor Archery World Championships Individual Medallists . Archery.org . 2012-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111060350/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Medalists/Outdoor_Medalists.pdf . 2012-11-11 . dead .
4. Web site: Outdoor Medallists. Archery.org. 2012-09-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111060350/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Medalists/Outdoor_Medalists.pdf. 2012-11-11. dead.
5. Web site: Team Medalists. Archery.org. 2012-09-20.

• History of FITA 1931–1961 by Robert Rhode
• Archery Champions by Robert Rhode
• FITA World Championships home page
• FITA World Championships results