1979 World Archery Championships

The 1979 World Archery Championships was the 30th edition of the event. It was held in Berlin, West Germany on 14–22 July 1979 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).

1979 World Archery Championships
LocationBerlin, West Germany
Start date14 July
End date22 July
Competitors168
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The 1979 event marked the first Championship gold medals for South Korea, in the women's team and individual events, have since dominated World Archery Federation events until the present day.[1]

Medals summary

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Recurve

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual Darrell Pace
  United States
Richard McKinney
  United States
Rodney Baston
  United States
Women's individual Kim Jin-ho
  South Korea
Judi Adams
  United States
Carole Mary Toy
  Australia
Men's team   United States
Darrell Pace
Richard McKinney
Rodney Baston
  West Germany
Harry Wittig
Armin Garnreiter
Willi Muller
  Belgium
Patrick De Koning
Marnix Vervinck
Emiel Vercaigne
Women's team   South Korea
Park Young-sook
Kim Jin-ho
Hwang Sook-zoo
  Australia
Carole Mary Toy
Terry Eva Donovan
Leah Margaret Feldt
  United Kingdom
Sue Willcox
Rachel Fenwick
Joyce Asher

Medals table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States2215
2  South Korea2002
3  Australia0112
4  West Germany0101
5  Belgium0011
  Great Britain0011
Totals (6 entries)44412

References

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  1. ^ Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM79.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
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