1969 World Archery Championships

1969 World Archery Championships
Location United States Valley Forge, United States
Start date 11 August 1969
End date 20 August 1969
Competitors 153

The 169 World Archery Championships was the 25th edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Valley Forge National Historical Park, United States in August 1969 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).[1][2]

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.

Events

Recurve

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual  Hardy Ward
United States (USA)
 John Williams
United States (USA)
 Graeme Telford
Australia (AUS)
Men's team  United States  Denmark  Great Britain
Women's individual  Dorothy Lidstone
Canada (CAN)
 Doreen Wilber
United States (USA)
 Nina Kozina
Soviet Union (URS)
Women's team  Soviet Union  Canada  Poland

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States 2 2 - 4
2  Canada 1 1 - 2
3  Soviet Union 1 - 1 2
4  Denmark - 1 - 1
5  Australia - - 1 1
 Great Britain - - 1 1
 Poland - - 1 1

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