1963 World Archery Championships
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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 | ![]() |
Joe Thornton![]() |
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Women's individual | Victoria Cook![]() |
Nancy Vonderheide![]() |
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Men's team | ![]() |
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Women's team | ![]() |
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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 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
References[]
- ^ Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM63.doc" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ [1][dead link]
External links[]
Categories:
- 1963 in archery
- 1963 in Finnish sport
- International archery competitions hosted by Finland
- World Archery Championships
- International sports competitions in Helsinki
- July 1963 sports events in Europe
- 1960s in Helsinki