1963 World Archery Championships
Archery championships
1963 World Archery Championships | |
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Location | Helsinki, Finland |
Start date | 24 July |
End date | 27 July |
Competitors | 113 |
The 1963 World Archery Championships was the 22nd edition of the event. It was held in Helsinki, Finland on 24–27 July 1963 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).[1]
For the third competition running, the United States achieved a clean sweep of the gold medals, although Victoria Cook's victory in the women's competition ahead of Nancy Vonderheide was considered a shock.[2]
Medals summary
Recurve
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's individual | Charles Sandlin![]() | Joe Thornton![]() | David Keaggy Jr.![]() |
Women's individual | Victoria Cook![]() | Nancy Vonderheide![]() | Marjatta Niemi![]() |
Men's team | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Women's team | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Medals table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
References
External links
- World Archery website
- Complete results
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