1961 World Archery Championships

1961 World Archery Championships
Location Norway Oslo, Norway
Start date 10 August 1961
End date 13 August 1961
Competitors 126

The 1961 World Archery Championships was the 21st edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Oslo, Norway in August 1961 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA). [1][2]

Events

Recurve

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual Joe Thornton
 United States (USA)
Clayton Sherman
 United States (USA)
Jorma Sandelin
 Finland (FIN)
Men's team  United States  Belgium  Finland
Women's individual Nancy Vonderheide
 United States (USA)
Laurie Fowler
 Great Britain (GBR)
Bozena Deptova
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Women's team  United States  Great Britain  South Africa

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States 4 1 - 5
2  Great Britain - 2 - 2
3  Belgium - 1 - 1
4  Finland - - 2 2
5  Czechoslovakia - - 1 1
 South Africa - - 1 1

References

  1. Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM61.doc" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  2. http://www.si.com/vault/1963/08/05/595709/she-started-at-the-top

External links

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