2003 World Archery Championships – Men's individual recurve

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The men's individual recurve competition at the 2003 World Archery Championships took place in July 2003 in New York City, United States. 174 archers entered the competition. Following a qualifying 144 arrow FITA round, the top 64 archers qualified for the 6-round knockout tournament, drawn according to their qualification round scores. The semi-finals and finals then took place on 20 July.

Despite Korean archers dominating the qualification tournament, Italian Michele Frangilli was victorious, becoming the first non-Korean winner of the men's individual recurve tournament since 1991.

Qualifying

The following archers were the leading 8 qualifiers:

1. Jang Yong-ho (3rd round)
2. Choi Young-kwang (3rd round)
3. Im Dong-hyun (2nd place)
4. Park Kyung-mo (3rd round)
5. Marco Galiazzo (1st round)
6. Baljinima Tsyrempilov (2nd round)
7. David Barnes (3rd place)
8. Michele Frangilli (Champion)

Full draw

Section 1

	1st round					2nd round					3rd round					Quarterfinal
	1	Jang Yong-ho	166
	64	Andrew Lindsay	156
						1	Jang Yong-ho	166
						32	Alexander Froese	157
	33	Dennis Bager	151
	32	Alexander Froese	154
											1	Jang Yong-ho	165
											16	Wang Cheng-pang	166
	17	Xue Haifeng	157
	48	Chen Hongyuan	165
						48	Chen Hongyuan	156
						16	Wang Cheng-pang	158
	49	Acharya Ved Kumar	150
	16	Wang Cheng-pang	162
																16	Wang Cheng-pang	109
																8	Michele Frangilli	110
	9	Oleksandr Serdyuk	161
	56	Bård Nesteng	143
						9	Oleksandr Serdyuk	164
						41	Felipe López	160
	41	Felipe López	158
	24	Hasan Orbay	153
											9	Oleksandr Serdyuk	154
											8	Michele Frangilli	161
	25	Butch Johnson	163
	40	Vitali Shin	157
						25	Butch Johnson	159
						8	Michele Frangilli	167
	57	Mattias Eriksson	158
	8	Michele Frangilli	162

Section 2

	1st round					2nd round					3rd round					Quarterfinal
	5	Marco Galiazzo	153
	60	Eduardo Vélez	160
						60	Eduardo Vélez	158
						28	Tim Cuddihy	163
	37	Piotr Piątek	160
	28	Tim Cuddihy	163
											28	Tim Cuddihy	161
											21	Santyadev Prasad	154
	21	Santyadev Prasad	153
	44	Dmitri Nevmerjitsky	144
						21	Santyadev Prasad	158
						12	Anton Prilepau	152
	53	Roy Nash	155
	12	Anton Prilepau	158
																28	Tim Cuddihy	108
																13	Hasse Pavia Lind	107
	13	Hasse Pavia Lind	160
	52	Huang Zhongsheng	149
						13	Hasse Pavia Lind	162
						20	Matthew Gray	156
	45	Michael Frankenberg	150
	20	Matthew Gray	159
											13	Hasse Pavia Lind	165
											4	Park Kyung-mo	163
	29	Ilario di Buo	153
	36	Takaharu Furukawa	154
						36	Takaharu Furukawa	154
						4	Park Kyung-mo	165
	61	Tarundeep Rai	161
	4	Park Kyung-mo	165

Section 3

	1st round					2nd round					3rd round					Quarterfinal
	3	Im Dong-yun	162
	62	Mikael Larsson	160
						3	Im Dong-hyun	162
						35	Bair Badenov	158
	35	Bair Badenov	154
	30	Juan René Serrano	152
											3	Im Dong-hyun	163
											14	Yuji Hamano	153
	19	Javier Fernández	147
	46	Hiroshi Yamamoto	159
						46	Hiroshi Yamamoto	159
						14	Yuji Hamano	162
	51	Hsu Tzu-yi	156
	14	Yuji Hamano	157
																3	Im Dong-hyun	110
																22	Wietse van Alten	108
	11	Victor Wunderle	157
	54	Lionel Torres	158
						54	Lionel Torres	158
						22	Wietse van Alten	162
	43	Yuri Leontiev	155
	22	Wietse van Alten	163
											22	Wietse van Alten	157
											38	Jeff Henckels	154
	27	Viktor Ruban	155
	38	Jeff Henckels	157
						38	Jeff Henckels	164
						6	Baljinima Tsyrempilov	162
	59	Glenn L Meyers	155
	6	Baljinima Tsyrempilov	160

Section 4

	1st round					2nd round					3rd round					Quarterfinal
	7	David Barnes	164
	58	Mikalai Marusau	150
						7	David Barnes	165
						26	Jocelyn de Grandis	163
	39	Simon Needham	149
	26	Jocelyn de Grandis	164
											7	David Barnes	166
											42	Franck Fisseux	160
	23	Nico Hendrickx	156
	42	Franck Fisseux	164
						42	Franck Fisseux	170
						10	Pieter Custers	164
	55	Yaron Kolesnik	155
	10	Pieter Custers	162
																7	David Barnes	115
																18	Chen Szu-yuan	108
	15	Magnus Petersson	158
	50	Igor Parkhomenko	160
						50	Igor Parkhomenko	162
						18	Chen Szu-yuan	163
	47	Jiang Lin	146
	18	Chen Szu-yuan	155
											18	Chen Szu-yuan	165
											2	Choi Young-kwang	151
	31	Yavor Hristov	151
	34	Jacek Proć	157
						34	Jacek Proć	160
						2	Choi Young-kwang	173
	63	Francesco Lunelli	136
	2	Choi Young-kwang	161

Finals

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	16	Wang Cheng-pang	109
	8	Michele Frangilli	110
						8	Michele Frangilli	109
						28	Tim Cuddihy	107
	28	Tim Cuddihy	108
	13	Hasse Pavia Lind	107
											8	Michele Frangilli	113
											3	Im Dong-hyun	112
	3	Im Dong-hyun	110
	22	Wietse van Alten	108
						3	Im Dong-hyun	112			Third place
						7	David Barnes	107
	7	David Barnes	115								28	Tim Cuddihy	106
	18	Chen Szu-yuan	108								7	David Barnes	115