The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation. The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
| World Archery Championships | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | World Championship |
| Date | Varying |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Country | Varying |
| Inaugurated | 1931 |
Previous event | 2025 Gwangju |
Next event | 2027 Medellín |
| Organised by | World Archery Federation |
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the title World Championships is commonly reserved for the following three events:[1]
- Outdoor World Championships in target Archery
- Indoor World Championships in target Archery
- World Championships in field Archery.
Of these, the Outdoor World Championships in target Archery is most commonly referred to as simply the 'World Archery Championships', and the winners most commonly referred to as simply "world champions". Events in those outdoor championships are held involving fixed targets at set distances, using a variety of bows, the recurve bow from 1931 and the compound bow since 1995.
Although less widely recognised, World Championship events are also held in Youth archery (outdoor only - field and indoor youth events are held alongside the senior championships), Para-archery, University archery and 3D archery. A ski archery World Championships was last held in 2007, but is not part of the current rotation.[2] Following the accession of archery to permanent sports at the Summer Universiade, the university world championships also ceased to be part of the World Archery Championships rotation in 2014.[2]
World Archery Championships Events
edit| Number | Events | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World Archery Championships | 1931 | 2025 (53rd) |
| 2 | World Indoor Archery Championships | 1991 | 2018 (14th) |
| 3 | World Field Archery Championships | 1969 | 2024 (28th) |
| 4 | World 3D Archery Championships | 2003 | 2024 (11th) |
| 5 | World Para Archery Championships | 1998 | 2025 (15th) |
| 6 | World Archery Youth Championships | 1991 | 2025 (19th) |
| 7 | World University Archery Championships | 1996 | 2016 (11th) |
| 8 | World Ski Archery Championships | 1999 | 2017 (10th) |
And for the divisions as defined in their respective chapters:
- World Archery Flight Championships;
- World Archery Ski Championships;
- World Archery Run Championships.
Despite the above provision, a World Championship does not have to be awarded if the executive board determines it is not appropriate.[3][4]
Outdoor
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All-time medal table (1931–2025)
editUpdated after the 2025 World Archery Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  South Korea | 68 | 27 | 31 | 126 |
| 2 |  United States | 65 | 41 | 34 | 140 |
| 3 |  China | 33 | 26 | 27 | 86 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 19 | 22 | 23 | 64 |
| 5 |  Poland | 18 | 16 | 12 | 46 |
| 6 |  Soviet Union | 14 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 |  Great Britain | 11 | 19 | 26 | 56 |
| 8 |  Italy | 11 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 9 |  France | 10 | 17 | 16 | 43 |
| 10 |  Denmark | 7 | 14 | 9 | 30 |
| 11 |  Czechoslovakia | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 12 |  Russia | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 13 |  Finland | 6 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
| 14 |  Belgium | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
| 15 |  Chinese Taipei | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 16 |  Colombia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 17 |  India | 4 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| 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) | 319 | 310 | 305 | 934 | |
Indoor
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Para
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Youth
edit| Number | Year | Location | Events |
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| 1 | 1991 | Sandefjord |
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| 2 | 1993 | Moliets-et-Maa |
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| 3 | 1994 | Roncegno |
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| 4 | 1996 |  Chula Vista |
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| 5 | 1998 | Sunne |
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| 6 | 2000 | Belfort |
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| 7 | 2002 | Nymburk |
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| 8 | 2004 |  Lilleshall |
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| 9 | 2006 | Mérida |
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| 10 | 2008 | Antalya |
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| 11 | 2009 | Ogden |
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| 12 | 2011 | Legnica |
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| 13 | 2013 | Wuxi |
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| 14 | 2015 | Yankton |
20 |
| 15 | 2017 |  Rosario |
20 |
| 16 | 2019 | Madrid |
20 |
| 17 | 2021 | Wrocław |
20 |
| 18 | 2023 |  Limerick |
20 |
| 19 | 2025 | Winnipeg[7] |
20 |
Field
edit| Number | Year | Location | Events |
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| 1 | 1969 | Valley Forge |
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| 2 | 1971 | Cardiff |
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| 3 | 1972 | Gorizia |
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| 4 | 1974 |  Zagreb |
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| 5 | 1976 | Mölndal |
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| 6 | 1978 |  Geneva |
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| 7 | 1980 | Palmerston North |
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| 8 | 1982 | Kingsclere |
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| 9 | 1984 | Hyvinkää |
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| 10 | 1986 | Radstadt |
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| 11 | 1988 | Bolzano |
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| 12 | 1990 | Loen |
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| 13 | 1992 | Margraten |
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| 14 | 1994 | Vertus |
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| 15 | 1996 | Kranjska Gora |
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| 16 | 1998 | Obergurgl |
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| 17 | 2000 | Cortina |
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| 18 | 2002 | Canberra |
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| 19 | 2004 | Plitvice |
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| 20 | 2006 | Gothenburg |
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| 21 | 2008 | Llwynypia |
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| 22 | 2010 | Visegrád |
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| 23 | 2012 | Val d'Isère |
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| 24 | 2014 | Zagreb |
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| 25 | 2016 | Dublin |
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| 26 | 2018 | Cortina |
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| 27 | 2021 | Yankton |
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| 28 | 2024 | Lac La Biche |
3D
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Ski Archery
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See also
edit- Asian Archery Championships
- African Archery Championships
- European Archery Championships
- World Outdoor Archery Championships
- World Indoor Archery Championships
- World Field Archery Championships
- World 3D Archery Championships
- World Ski Archery Championships
- World Para Archery Championship
- World Youth Archery Championships
- World University Archery Championships
References
edit- ↑ "World Championships". WorldArchery.org. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- 1 2 "Search". World Archery. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ↑ https://rulebook.worldarchery.org/PDF/Official/2019-04-01/EN-Book2.pdf Archived 14 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Rulebook | World Archery".
- ↑ "광주, 2025년 세계양궁선수권대회 개최지로 선정".
- ↑ "Korea to host World Archery Championships in 2025". 5 December 2021.
- ↑ "Korea to host World Archery Championships in 2025". 5 December 2021.
- ↑ "Ski Archery World Championships starting today in Moscow". Worldarchery/org. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2017.