1959 World Archery Championships

1959 World Archery Championships
Location	Stockholm, Sweden
Start date	6 August 1959
End date	9 August 1959
Competitors	116

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]

Events

Recurve

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

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	4	1	2	7
2	Sweden	-	1	1	2
3	Belgium	-	1	-	1
3	Great Britain	-	1	-	1
4	Czechoslovakia	-	-	1	1

References

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

External links

World Archery Championships

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List of medalists

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