1963 World Archery Championships

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]

1963 World Archery Championships
LocationHelsinki, Finland
Start date24 July
End date27 July
Competitors113
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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

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Recurve

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual Charles Sandlin
  United States
Joe Thornton
  United States
David Keaggy Jr.
  United States
Women's individual Victoria Cook
  United States
Nancy Vonderheide
  United States
Marjatta Niemi
  Finland
Men's team   United States   France   Sweden
Women's team   United States   Finland   United Kingdom

Medals table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States4217
2  Finland0112
3  France0101
4  Great Britain0011
  Sweden0011
Totals (5 entries)44412

References

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  1. ^ Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM63.doc" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  2. ^ [1] [dead link]
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