1946 World Archery Championships

1946 World Archery Championships
Location Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Start date 6 August 1946
End date 11 August 1946
Competitors 66

The 1946 World Archery Championships was the 10th edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Stockholm, Sweden in August 1946 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA). Due to the Second World War, this was the first edition of World Archery Championships since 1939. [1][2][3]

Events

Recurve

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual Einar Tang-Holbeck
 Denmark
Hans Deutgen
 Sweden
Ove Hansen
 Denmark
Men's team  Denmark  Czechoslovakia  France
Women's individual Petronella de Wharton-Burr
 Great Britain
Julia Stranne
 Sweden
Louise Nettleton
 Great Britain
Women's team  Great Britain  Sweden n/a

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Denmark 2 - 1 3
 Great Britain 2 - 1 3
3  Sweden - 3 - 3
4  Czechoslovakia - 1 - 1
5  France - - 1 1

References

  1. Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM46.doc" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  3. "HickokSports.com - History - World Outdoor Archery Medalists". Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
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