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1959 World Archery Championships

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1959 World Archery Championships
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Start date6 August
End date9 August
Competitors116

The 1959 World Archery Championships was the 20th edition of the event. It was held in Stockholm, Sweden on 6–9 August 1959 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).

It marked the first win in a run of 13 successive championship wins for the United States men's team.[1]

Medals summary

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Recurve

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual James Caspers
 United States
Robert Kadiee
 United States
James Needey
 United States
Women's individual Ann Corby
 United States
Sigrid Johansson
 Sweden
Lucille Shine
 United States
Men's team  United States  Belgium  Sweden
Women's team  United States  United Kingdom  Czechoslovakia

Medals table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States4127
2 Sweden0112
3 Belgium0101
 Great Britain0101
5 Czechoslovakia0011
Totals (5 entries)44412

References

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  1. ^ Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM59.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
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