1959 World Archery Championships

The 1959 World Archery Championships was the 20th edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Stockholm, Sweden in August 1959 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA). It marked the first win in a run of 13 successive championship wins for the United States men's team. [1]

1959 World Archery Championships
Location Stockholm, Sweden
Start date6 August 1959
End date9 August 1959
Competitors116

Events

Recurve

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual James Caspers
 United States
Robert Kadiee
 United States
James Needey
 United States
Men's team  United States  Belgium  Sweden
Women's individual Ann Corby
 United States
Sigrid Johansson
 Sweden
Lucille Shine
 United States
Women's team  United States  Great Britain  Czechoslovakia

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)4127
2 Sweden (SWE)0112
3 Belgium (BEL)0101
 Great Britain (GBR)0101
5 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0011
Totals (5 nations)44412


References

  1. Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM59.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
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