1963 World Archery Championships

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

The 1963 World Archery Championships was the 22nd edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Helsinki, Finland in July 1963 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA). [1] 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]

Events

Recurve

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

Medal table

1  United States 4 2 1 7
2  Finland - 1 1 2
3  France - 1 - 1
4  Great Britain - - 1 1
 Sweden - - 1 1

References

  1. ^ Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM63.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-06-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ http://www.si.com/vault/1963/08/05/595709/she-started-at-the-top

External links

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