List of World Championships medalists in archery
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 |
| 53 | 2025 | Gwangju | 10 |
Champions
Recurve
Note: 1. Unofficial; 2. Disputed
Compound
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)
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 London | Donald MacKenzie (USA) | Emil Heilborn (SWE) | Georges de Rons (BEL) |
| 1934 Båstad | Henry Kjelsson (SWE) | Emil Heilborn (SWE) | Oscar Kessels (BEL) |
| 1935 Brussels | Adrien Van Kolen (BEL) | Georges De Rons (BEL) | Frans Walraevens (BEL) |
| 1936 Prague | Emil Heilborn (SWE) | Georges De Rons (BEL) | Jan Musilek (TCH) |
| 1937 Paris | Georges De Rons (BEL) | Feliks Majewski (POL) | Oscar Kessels (BEL) |
| 1938 London | František Hadaš I (TCH) | Feliks Majewski (POL) | C. Smith (GBR) |
| 1939 Oslo | Roger Beday (FRA) | Gaston Questemann (FRA) | A. H. Mole (GBR) |
| 1946 Stockholm | Einar Tang-Holbeck (DEN) | Hans Deutgen (SWE) | Ove Hansen (DEN) |
| 1947 Prague | Hans Deutgen (SWE) | Vaclav Karola (DEN) | Josef Brejcha (TCH) |
| 1948 London | Hans Deutgen (SWE) | Einar Tang-Holbeck (DEN) | Josef Brejcha (TCH) |
| 1949 Paris | Hans Deutgen (SWE) | František Hadaš I (TCH) | Einar Tang-Holbeck (DEN) |
| 1950 Copenhagen | Hans Deutgen (SWE) | Einar Tang-Holbeck (DEN) | Russ Reynolds (USA) |
| 1952 Brussels | Stellan Andersson (SWE) | Bror Lundgren (SWE) | Einar Tang-Holbeck (DEN) |
| 1953 Oslo | Bror Lundgren (SWE) | Einar Tang-Holbek (DEN) | Carl-Eric Bissman (SWE) |
| 1955 Helsinki | Nils Andersson (SWE) | Robert Rhode (USA) | Bertil Olsson (SWE) |
| 1957 Prague | O. K. Smathers (USA) | Joe Fries (USA) | Sylvester Chessman (USA) |
| 1958 Brussels | Stig Thysell (SWE) | Olavi Kallionpaä (FIN) | Roy Matthews (GBR) |
| 1959 Stockholm | James Caspers (USA) | Robert Kadiee (USA) | James Needey (USA) |
| 1961 Oslo | Joe Thornton (USA) | Clayton Sherman (USA) | Jorma Sandelin (FIN) |
| 1963 Helsinki | Charles Sandlin (USA) | Joe Thornton (USA) | David Keaggy, Jr. (USA) |
| 1965 Västerås | Matti Haikonen (FIN) | Joe Thornton (USA) | Ben Walker (USA) |
| 1967 Amersfoort | Ray Rogers (USA) | Ian Dixon (GBR) | Hardy Ward (USA) |
| 1969 Valley Forge | Hardy Ward (USA) | John Williams (USA) | Graeme Telford (AUS) |
| 1971 York | John Williams (USA) | Kyösti Laasonen (FIN) | Wayne Pullen (CAN) |
| 1973 Grenoble | Victor Sidoruk (URS) | Kyösti Laasonen (FIN) | Stephen Lieberman (USA) |
| 1975 Interlaken | Darrell Pace (USA) | Richard McKinney (USA) | Kauko Laasonen (FIN) |
| 1977 Canberra | Richard McKinney (USA) | Takashi Kamei (JPN) | Leandro De Nardi (ITA) |
| 1979 West Berlin | Darrell Pace (USA) | Richard McKinney (USA) | Rodney Baston (USA) |
| 1981 Punta Ala | Kyosti Laasonen (FIN) | Darrell Pace (USA) | Richard McKinney (USA) |
| 1983 Los Angeles | Richard McKinney (USA) | Darrell Pace (USA) | Marnix Vervinck (BEL) |
| 1985 Seoul | Richard McKinney (USA) | Koo Ja-Chong (KOR) | Takayoshi Matsushita (JPN) |
| 1987 Adelaide | Vladimir Yesheyev (URS) | Andreas Lippoldt (FRG) | Jay Barrs (USA) |
| 1989 Lausanne | Stanislav Zabrodsky (URS) | Steven Hallard (GBR) | Tomi Poikolainen (FIN) |
| 1991 Krakow | Simon Fairweather (AUS) | Vadim Shikarev (URS) | Chung Jae-Hun (KOR) |
| 1993 Antalya | Park Kyung-Mo (KOR) | Kim Kyung-Ho (KOR) | Stanislav Zabrodsky (UKR) |
| 1995 Jakarta | Lee Kyung-Chul (KOR) | Wu Tsung-Yi (TPE) | Oh Kyo-Moon (KOR) |
| 1997 Victoria | Kim Kyung-Ho (KOR) | Christophe Peignois (BEL) | Jang Yong-Ho (KOR) |
| 1999 Riom | Hong Sung-Chil (KOR) | Jari Lipponen (FIN) | Lionel Torres (FRA) |
| 2001 Beijing | Yeon Jung-Ki (KOR) | Lionel Torres (FRA) | Park Kyung-Mo (KOR) |
| 2003 New York | Michele Frangilli (ITA) | Im Dong-Hyun (KOR) | David Barnes (AUS) |
| 2005 Madrid | Chung Jae-Hun (KOR) | Ryuichi Moriya (JPN) | Choi Won-Jong (KOR) |
| 2007 Leipzig | Im Dong-Hyun (KOR) | Baljinima Tsyrempilov (RUS) | Alan Wills (GBR) |
| 2009 Ulsan | Lee Chang-Hwan (KOR) | Im Dong-Hyun (KOR) | Viktor Ruban (UKR) |
| 2011 Turin | Kim Woo-Jin (KOR) | Oh Jin-Hyek (KOR) | Brady Ellison (USA) |
| 2013 Belek | Lee Seung-Yun (KOR) | Oh Jin-Hyek (KOR) | Crispin Duenas (CAN) |
| 2015 Copenhagen | Kim Woo-Jin (KOR) | Rick van der Ven (NED) | Takaharu Furukawa (JPN) |
| 2017 Mexico City | Im Dong-Hyun (KOR) | Wei Chun-heng (TPE) | Steve Wijler (NED) |
| 2019 's-Hertogenbosch | Brady Ellison (USA) | Khairul Anuar Mohamad (MAS) | Ruman Shana (BAN) |
| 2021 Yankton | Kim Woo-Jin (KOR) | Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida (BRA) | Brady Ellison (USA) |
| 2023 Berlin | Mete Gazoz (TUR) | Eric Peters (CAN) | Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida (BRA) |
| 2025 Gwangju | Andrés Temiño (ESP) | Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida (BRA) | Kim Je-deok (KOR) |
Women's individual
Competition format:
- 1933–1955: International long and short rounds (various)
- 1957–1985: FITA round (70m, 60m, 50m, 30m)
- 1987–: Olympic round
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 London | Janina Kurkowska (POL) | Louisa Sandford (GBR) | Marja Trajdosowna (POL) |
| 1934 Båstad | Janina Kurkowska (POL) | Anna Moczulska (POL) | Elsa Waldenström (SWE) |
| 1935 Brussels | Ina Catani (SWE) | E. Atkinson (GBR) | Janina Kurkowska (POL) |
| 1936 Prague | Janina Kurkowska (POL) | Maria Pankow (POL) | Ina Catani (SWE) |
| 1937 Paris | Erna Simon (GBR) | Irene Crupenninck (FRA) | Zofia Bunsch (POL) |
| 1938 London | Nora Weston-Martyr (GBR) Louise Nettleton (GBR) |
Janina Kurkowska (POL) | |
| 1939 Oslo | Janina Kurkowska (POL) | Natalia Szczyzinska (POL) | Louise Nettleton (GBR) |
| 1946 Stockholm | Petronella de Wharton-Burr (GBR) | Julia Stranne (SWE) | Louise Nettleton (GBR) |
| 1947 Prague | Janina Kurkowska (POL) | Astrid Trølsen (DEN) | Petronella de Wharton-Burr (GBR) |
| 1948 London | Petronella de Wharton-Burr (GBR) | Dana Picková (TCH) | Helena Sachová (TCH) |
| 1949 Paris | Barbara Waterhouse (GBR) | Ragnhild Windahl (SWE) | Trogie Fisher (GBR) |
| 1950 Copenhagen | Jean Lee (USA) | Jean Richards (USA) | Ragnhild Windahl (SWE) |
| 1952 Brussels | Jean Lee (USA) | Jean Richards (USA) | Dorothy Hinton (GBR) |
| 1953 Oslo | Jean Richards (USA) | Ilta-Meri Santaoja (FIN) | Jacqueline Lang (FRA) |
| 1955 Helsinki | Katarzyna Wisniowska (POL) | Joyce Warner (GBR) | Impi Hartikainen (FIN) |
| 1957 Prague | Carole Meinhart (USA) | Ann Clark (USA) | Betty Schmidt (USA) |
| 1958 Brussels | Sigrid Johansson (SWE) | Ann Corby (USA) | Carole Meinhart (USA) |
| 1959 Stockholm | Ann Corby (USA) | Sigrid Johansson (SWE) | Lucille Shine (USA) |
| 1961 Oslo | Nancy Vonderheide (USA) | Laurie Fowler (GBR) | Bozena Deptova (TCH) |
| 1963 Helsinki | Victoria Cook (USA) | Nancy Vonderheide (USA) | Marjatta Niemi (FIN) |
| 1965 Västerås | Maire Lindholm (FIN) | Anita Schlebusch (SAF) | Juliette Rijff (SAF) |
| 1967 Amersfoort | Maria Mączyńska (POL) | Zofia Piskorek (POL) | Irena Szadlowska (POL) |
| 1969 Valley Forge | Dorothy Lidstone (CAN) | Doreen Wilber (USA) | Nina Kozina (URS) |
| 1971 York | Emma Gapchenko (URS) | Doreen Wilber (USA) | Maria Mączyńska (POL) |
| 1973 Grenoble | Linda Myers (USA) | Valentina Kovpan (URS) | Emma Gapchenko (URS) |
| 1975 Interlaken | Zebiniso Rustamova (URS) | Valentina Kovpan (URS) | Han Sun-Hi (PRK) |
| 1977 Canberra | Luann Ryon (USA) | Jadwiga Wilejto (POL) | Irene Daubenspeck (USA) |
| 1979 West Berlin | Kim Jin-Ho (KOR) | Judi Adams (USA) | Carole Mary Toy (AUS) |
| 1981 Punta Ala | Natalya Butuzova (URS) | Alicija Ciskowska (POL) | Marilyn Rumley (AUS) |
| 1983 Los Angeles | Kim Jin-Ho (KOR) | Jung Jea-Bong (KOR) | Liselotte Andersson (SWE) |
| 1985 Seoul | Irina Soldatova (URS) | Liudmila Arzhanikova (URS) | Kim Jin-Ho (KOR) |
| 1987 Adelaide | Ma Xiangjun (CHN) | Wang Hee-Kyung (KOR) | Yao Yawen (CHN) |
| 1989 Lausanne | Kim Soo-Nyung (KOR) | Kim Kyung-Woog (KOR) | Denise Parker (USA) |
| 1991 Krakow | Kim Soo-Nyung (KOR) | Lee Eun-Kyung (KOR) | Zehra Oktem (TUR) |
| 1993 Antalya | Kim Hyo-Jung (KOR) | Cho Youn-Jeong (KOR) | Yana Tunyantse (KAZ) |
| 1995 Jakarta | Natalia Valeeva (MDA) | Barbara Mensing (GER) | Yoom Yoon-Ja (KOR) |
| 1997 Victoria | Kim Du-Ri (KOR) | Cornelia Pfohl (GER) | Kim Jo-Sun (KOR) |
| 1999 Riom | Lee Eun-Kyung (KOR) | Alison Williamson (GBR) | Kim Jo-Sun (KOR) |
| 2001 Beijing | Park Sung-hyun (KOR) | Kim Kyung-Wook (KOR) | Kateryna Palekha (UKR) |
| 2003 New York | Yun Mi-Jin (KOR) | Park Sung-hyun (KOR) | Lee Hyun-Jeong (KOR) |
| 2005 Madrid | Lee Sung-Jin (KOR) | Lee Tuk-Young (KOR) | Park Sung-hyun (KOR) |
| 2007 Leipzig | Natalia Valeeva (ITA) | Park Sung-hyun (KOR) | Natalya Erdyniyeva (RUS) |
| 2009 Ulsan | Joo Hyun-Jung (KOR) | Kwak Ye-Ji (KOR) | Natalia Sánchez (COL) |
| 2011 Turin | Denisse van Lamoen (CHI) | Kristine Esebua (GEO) | Fang Yuting (CHN) |
| 2013 Belek | Maja Jager (DEN) | Xu Jing (CHN) | Yun Ok-Hee (KOR) |
| 2015 Copenhagen | Ki Bo-Bae (KOR) | Lin Shih-chia (TPE) | Choi Mi-Sun (KOR) |
| 2017 Mexico City | Ksenia Perova (RUS) | Chang Hye-Jin (KOR) | Tan Ya-ting (TPE) |
| 2019 's-Hertogenbosch | Lei Chien-ying (TPE) | Kang Chae-young (KOR) | Choi Mi-Sun (KOR) |
| 2021 Yankton | Jang Min-hee (KOR) | Casey Kaufhold (USA) | An San (KOR) |
| 2023 Berlin | Marie Horáčková (CZE) | Alejandra Valencia (MEX) | Satsuki Noda (JPN) |
| 2025 Gwangju | Kang Chae-young (KOR) | Zhu Jingyi (CHN) | An San (KOR) |
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
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
Mixed team (2011–)
Competition format:
- 2011–: Olympic round
Mixed individual
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 Lwów | Michal Sawicki (POL) | Janina Kurkowska (POL) | Rene Allexandre (FRA) |
| 1932 Warsaw | Laurent Reth (BEL) | Zbigniew Kosinski (POL) | Janina Kurkowska (POL) |
Mixed team (1931–32)
- The mixed team event was an unofficial event
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 Lwów | France men | Poland men | Poland women |
| 1932 Warsaw | Poland men | Poland women | France men |
Compound
Men's individual
Women's individual
Men's team
Women's team
Mixed team (2011–)
All-time medal table (1931–2025)
Including medals earned in the unofficial team events in 1931–1936[4][5]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 68 | 27 | 31 | 126 |
| 2 | United States | 65 | 41 | 34 | 140 |
| 3 | Sweden | 19 | 22 | 23 | 64 |
| 4 | Poland | 18 | 16 | 12 | 46 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 14 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 11 | 19 | 26 | 56 |
| 7 | Italy | 11 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 8 | France | 10 | 17 | 16 | 43 |
| 9 | Denmark | 7 | 14 | 9 | 30 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 11 | Russia | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 12 | Finland | 6 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
| 13 | Belgium | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
| 14 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 15 | Colombia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 16 | India | 4 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| 17 | China | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 18 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 19 | Netherlands | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 20 | Mexico | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 21 | Germany | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 22 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 23 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Turkey | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 25 | Norway | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 26 | West Germany | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 27 | Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 28 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Moldova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | Japan | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 36 | South Africa | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 37 | Brazil | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | El Salvador | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| North Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 40 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Russian Archery Federation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (51 entries) | 289 | 287 | 285 | 861 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Outdoor Archery World Championships Individual Medallists" (PDF). Archery.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Outdoor Archery World Championships Individual Medallists" (PDF). Archery.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Outdoor Medallists" (PDF). Archery.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Team Medalists" (PDF). Archery.org. Retrieved 2012-09-20.