1969 World Archery Championships

The 1969 World Archery Championships was the 25th edition of the event. It was held in Valley Forge National Historical Park, United States on 11–20 August 1969 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).[1][2][3]

1969 World Archery Championships
LocationValley Forge, United States
Start date11 August
End date20 August
Competitors153

This was the first time the event was held outside of Europe, and was held alongside the inaugural World Field Archery Championships. It was also the first event which saw representation from the Soviet Union.

Medals summary

Recurve

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual Hardy Ward
 United States
John Williams
 United States
Graeme Telford
 Australia
Women's individual Dorothy Lidstone
 Canada
Doreen Wilber
 United States
Nina Kozina
 Soviet Union
Men's team  United States  Denmark  United Kingdom
Women's team  Soviet Union  Canada  Poland

Medals table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States2204
2 Canada1102
3 Soviet Union1012
4 Denmark0101
5 Australia0011
 Great Britain0011
 Poland0011
Totals (7 entries)44412

References

  1. Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM69.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  2. "Gettysburg Times - Google News Archive Search".
  3. OLYMPIC ENCYCLOPEDIA APRIL 1985 GYMNASTICS AND ARCHERY (PDF). COMITE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIQUE. 1985. pp. 53, 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
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