1971 World Archery Championships

1971 World Archery Championships
Location	York, Great Britain
Start date	18 July 1971
End date	31 July 1971
Competitors	177

The 1971 World Archery Championships was the 26th edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in York, Great Britain in July 1971 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA). The 1971 Championships marked the final competition before archery became an Olympic sport in 1972. ^[1]

Events

Recurve

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's individual	John Williams United States (USA)	Kyösti Laasonen Finland (FIN)	Wayne Pullen Canada (CAN)
Men's team	United States John Williams Edwin Murray Eliason Larry Smith	Finland Kyösti Laasonen K. Kyllonen Jorma Sandelin	Canada Wayne Pullen Donald Jackson Larry Courchaine
Women's individual	Emma Gapchenko Soviet Union (URS)	Doreen Wilber United States (USA)	Maria Mączyńska Poland (POL)
Women's team	Poland Maria Mączyńska Jadwiga Szoszler-Wilejto Irena Szydłowska	Soviet Union Emma Gapchenko N. Lonskay Wirwe Holtsmeier	United States Doreen Wilber Victoria Cook Nancy Myrick

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	2	1	1	4
2	Soviet Union	1	1	-	2
3	Poland	1	-	1	2
4	Finland	-	2	-	2
5	Canada	-	-	2	2

References

↑ Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM71.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2013-06-17.

External links

World Archery Championships

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List of medalists

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