World Archery Championships
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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.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the title World Championships is commonly reserved for the following three events:
- 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. 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.
World Archery Championships Events
| 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.
Outdoor
All-time medal table (1931–2025)
Updated after the 2025 World Archery Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Number | Year | Location | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | Finland Oulu | 4 |
| 2 | 1993 | France Perpignan | 4 |
| 3 | 1995 | United Kingdom Birmingham | 8 |
| 4 | 1997 | Turkey Istanbul | 8 |
| 5 | 1999 | Cuba Havana | 8 |
| 6 | 2001 | Italy Florence | 8 |
| 7 | 2003 | France Nîmes | 8 |
| 8 | 2005 | Denmark Aalborg | 8 |
| 9 | 2007 | Turkey İzmir | 16 |
| 10 | 2009 | Poland Rzeszów | 16 |
| 11 | 2012 | United States Las Vegas | 16 |
| 12 | 2014 | France Nîmes | 16 |
| 13 | 2016 | Turkey Ankara | 16 |
| 14 | 2018 | United States Yankton | 16 |
Para
| Number | Year | Location | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | United Kingdom Stoke Mandeville | |
| 2 | 1999 | New Zealand Christchurch | |
| 3 | 2001 | Czech Republic Nymburk | |
| 4 | 2003 | Spain Madrid | |
| 5 | 2005 | Italy Massa Carrara | |
| 6 | 2007 | South Korea Cheongju | |
| 7 | 2009 | Czech Republic Nymburk | |
| 8 | 2011 | Italy Turin | |
| 9 | 2013 | Thailand Bangkok | |
| 10 | 2015 | Germany Donaueschingen | |
| 11 | 2017 | China Beijing | |
| 12 | 2019 | Netherlands 's-Hertogenbosch | |
| 13 | 2022 | United Arab Emirates Dubai | 16 |
| 14 | 2023 | Czech Republic Plzeň | 17 |
| 15 | 2025 | South Korea Gwangju |
- - 2015
- - 2017
Youth
| Number | Year | Location | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | Norway Sandefjord | |
| 2 | 1993 | France Moliets-et-Maa | |
| 3 | 1994 | Italy Roncegno | |
| 4 | 1996 | United States Chula Vista | |
| 5 | 1998 | Sweden Sunne | |
| 6 | 2000 | France Belfort | |
| 7 | 2002 | Czech Republic Nymburk | |
| 8 | 2004 | England Lilleshall | |
| 9 | 2006 | Mexico Mérida | |
| 10 | 2008 | Turkey Antalya | |
| 11 | 2009 | United States Ogden | |
| 12 | 2011 | Poland Legnica | |
| 13 | 2013 | China Wuxi | 20 |
| 14 | 2015 | United States Yankton | 20 |
| 15 | 2017 | Argentina Rosario | 20 |
| 16 | 2019 | Spain Madrid | 20 |
| 17 | 2021 | Poland Wrocław | 20 |
| 18 | 2023 | Republic of Ireland Limerick | 20 |
| 19 | 2025 | Canada Winnipeg | 20 |
Field
3D
| Number | Year | Location | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | France Sully-sur-Loire | 8 |
| 2 | 2005 | Italy Genoa | 8 |
| 3 | 2007 | Hungary Sopron | 10 |
| 4 | 2009 | Italy Latina | 10 |
| 5 | 2011 | Austria Donnersbach | 10 |
| 6 | 2013 | Italy Sassari | 10 |
| 7 | 2015 | Italy Terni | 10 |
| 8 | 2017 | France Avignon | 10 |
| 9 | 2019 | Canada Lac la Biche | 10 |
| 10 | 2022 | Italy Terni | 14 |
| 11 | 2024 | Slovenia Mokrice | 14 |
Ski Archery
The eighth Ski Archery World Championships held in Moscow in Russia in 2013.
| Number | Year | Location | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | France - | |
| 2 | 2000 | Poland - | |
| 3 | 2001 | Italy - | |
| 4 | 2005 | ||
| 5 | 2007 | ||
| 6 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | 2011 | ||
| 8 | 2013 | Russia Moscow | |
| 9 | 2015 | ||
| 10 | 2017 |
University
| Number | Year | Location | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | France Vaulx-en-Velin | |
| 2 | 1998 | Taoyuan | |
| 3 | 2000 | Spain Madrid | |
| 4 | 2002 | Thailand Chonburi | |
| 5 | 2004 | Spain Madrid | |
| 6 | 2006 | Slovakia Viničné | |
| 7 | 2008 | Tainan | |
| 8 | 2010 | China Shenzhen | |
| 9 | 2012 | Spain Córdoba | |
| 10 | 2014 | Poland Legnica | |
| 11 | 2016 | Mongolia Ulaanbaatar |
See also
- 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