# World Archery Championships

The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation. The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the title World Championships is commonly reserved for the following three events:
* Outdoor World Championships in target Archery
* Indoor World Championships in target Archery
* World Championships in field Archery.
Of these, the Outdoor World Championships in target Archery is most commonly referred to as simply the 'World Archery Championships', and the winners most commonly referred to as simply "world champions". Events in those outdoor championships are held involving fixed targets at set distances, using a variety of bows, the recurve bow from 1931 and the compound bow since 1995.
Although less widely recognised, World Championship events are also held in Youth archery (outdoor only - field and indoor youth events are held alongside the senior championships), Para-archery, University archery and 3D archery. A ski archery World Championships was last held in 2007, but is not part of the current rotation. Following the accession of archery to permanent sports at the Summer Universiade, the university world championships also ceased to be part of the World Archery Championships rotation in 2014.

## World Archery Championships Events

| Number | Events | First | Last |
| 1 | World Outdoor Target Championships | 1931 | 2023 (52nd) |
| 2 | World Indoor Target Championships | 1991 | 2018 (14th) |
| 3 | World Field Archery Championships | 1969 | 2024 (28th) |
| 4 | World 3D Archery Championships | 2003 | 2024 (11th) |
| 5 | World Ski Archery Championships | 1999 | 2017 (10th) |
| 6 | World Para Archery Championships | 1998 | 2023 (14th) |
| 7 | World Youth Archery Championships | 1991 | 2023 (18th) |
| 8 | World University Archery Championships | 1996 | 2016 (11th) |
And for the divisions as defined in their respective chapters:
* World Archery Flight Championships;
* World Archery Ski Championships;
* World Archery Run Championships.
Despite the above provision, a World Championship does not have to be awarded if the executive board determines it is not appropriate.

## Outdoor

| Number | Year | Location | Events |
| 1 | 1931 | Lwów | 2 |
| 2 | 1932 | Warsaw | 2 |
| 3 | 1933 | London | 4 |
| 4 | 1934 | Båstad | 4 |
| 5 | 1935 | Brussels | 4 |
| 6 | 1936 | Prague | 4 |
| 7 | 1937 | Paris | 4 |
| 8 | 1938 | London | 4 |
| 9 | 1939 | Oslo | 4 |
| 10 | 1946 | Stockholm | 4 |
| 11 | 1947 | Prague | 4 |
| 12 | 1948 | London | 4 |
| 13 | 1949 | Paris | 4 |
| 14 | 1950 | Copenhagen | 4 |
| 15 | 1952 | Brussels | 4 |
| 16 | 1954 | Oslo | 4 |
| 17 | 1955 | Helsinki | 4 |
| 18 | 1957 | Prague | 4 |
| 19 | 1958 | Brussels | 4 |
| 20 | 1959 | Stockholm | 4 |
| 21 | 1961 | Oslo | 4 |
| 22 | 1963 | Helsinki | 4 |
| 23 | 1965 | Västerås | 4 |
| 24 | 1967 | Amersfoort | 4 |
| 25 | 1969 | Valley Forge | 4 |
| 26 | 1971 | York | 4 |
| 27 | 1973 | Grenoble | 4 |
| 28 | 1975 | Interlaken | 4 |
| 29 | 1977 | Canberra | 4 |
| 30 | 1979 | West Berlin | 4 |
| 31 | 1981 | Punta Ala | 4 |
| 32 | 1983 | Los Angeles | 4 |
| 33 | 1985 | Seoul | 4 |
| 34 | 1987 | Adelaide | 4 |
| 35 | 1989 | Lausanne | 4 |
| 36 | 1991 | Kraków | 4 |
| 37 | 1993 | Antalya | 4 |
| 38 | 1995 | Jakarta | 8 |
| 39 | 1997 | Victoria | 8 |
| 40 | 1999 | Riom | 8 |
| 41 | 2001 | Beijing | 8 |
| 42 | 2003 | New York | 8 |
| 43 | 2005 | Madrid | 8 |
| 44 | 2007 | Leipzig | 8 |
| 45 | 2009 | Ulsan | 8 |
| 46 | 2011 | Turin | 10 |
| 47 | 2013 | Antalya | 10 |
| 48 | 2015 | Copenhagen | 10 |
| 49 | 2017 | Mexico City | 10 |
| 50 | 2019 | 's-Hertogenbosch | 10 |
| 51 | 2021 | Yankton | 10 |
| 52 | 2023 | Berlin | 10 |
| 53 | 2025 | Gwangju | |

### All-time medal table (1931–2023)

Updated after the 2023 World Archery Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 66 | 26 | 27 | 119 |
| 2 | United States | 65 | 39 | 34 | 138 |
| 3 | Sweden | 19 | 22 | 23 | 64 |
| 4 | Poland | 18 | 16 | 12 | 46 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 14 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 11 | 19 | 26 | 56 |
| 7 | Italy | 11 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 8 | France | 9 | 16 | 16 | 41 |
| 9 | Denmark | 7 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 11 | Russia | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 12 | Finland | 6 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
| 13 | Belgium | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
| 14 | Colombia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 15 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 16 | India | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 17 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 18 | China | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 19 | Germany | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 20 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| 22 | Turkey | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 23 | Norway | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 24 | West Germany | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 | Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 26 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Moldova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Mexico | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 34 | Japan | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 35 | South Africa | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 36 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Russian Archery Federation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (51 entries) | Totals (51 entries) | 279 | 277 | 275 | 831 |

## Indoor

| Number | Year | Location | Events |
| 1 | 1991 | Oulu | 4 |
| 2 | 1993 | Perpignan | 4 |
| 3 | 1995 | Birmingham | 8 |
| 4 | 1997 | Istanbul | 8 |
| 5 | 1999 | Havana | 8 |
| 6 | 2001 | Florence | 8 |
| 7 | 2003 | Nîmes | 8 |
| 8 | 2005 | Aalborg | 8 |
| 9 | 2007 | İzmir | 16 |
| 10 | 2009 | Rzeszów | 16 |
| 11 | 2012 | Las Vegas | 16 |
| 12 | 2014 | Nîmes | 16 |
| 13 | 2016 | Ankara | 16 |
| 14 | 2018 | Yankton | 16 |

## Para

| Number | Year | Location | Events |
| 1 | 1998 | Stoke Mandeville | |
| 2 | 1999 | Christchurch | |
| 3 | 2001 | Nymburk | |
| 4 | 2003 | Madrid | |
| 5 | 2005 | Massa Carrara | |
| 6 | 2007 | Cheongju | |
| 7 | 2009 | Nymburk | |
| 8 | 2011 | Turin | |
| 9 | 2013 | Bangkok | |
| 10 | 2015 | Donaueschingen | |
| 11 | 2017 | Beijing | |
| 12 | 2019 | 's-Hertogenbosch | |
| 13 | 2022 | Dubai | 16 |
| 14 | 2023 | Plzeň | 17 |
| 15 | 2025 | Gwangju | |
* https://www.ianseo.net/Details.php?toId=818 - 2015
* http://ianseo.net/Details.php?toId=2040 - 2017

## Youth

| Number | Year | Location | Events |
| 1 | 1991 | Sandefjord | |
| 2 | 1993 | Moliets-et-Maa | |
| 3 | 1994 | Roncegno | |
| 4 | 1996 | Chula Vista | |
| 5 | 1998 | Sunne | |
| 6 | 2000 | Belfort | |
| 7 | 2002 | Nymburk | |
| 8 | 2004 | Lilleshall | |
| 9 | 2006 | Mérida | |
| 10 | 2008 | Antalya | |
| 11 | 2009 | Ogden | |
| 12 | 2011 | Legnica | |
| 13 | 2013 | Wuxi | 20 |
| 14 | 2015 | Yankton | 20 |
| 15 | 2017 | Rosario | 20 |
| 16 | 2019 | Madrid | 20 |
| 17 | 2021 | Wrocław | 20 |
| 18 | 2023 | Limerick | 20 |
| 19 | 2025 | Winnipeg | 20 |

## Field

| Number | Year | Location |
| 1 | 1969 | Valley Forge |
| 2 | 1971 | Cardiff |
| 3 | 1972 | Gorizia |
| 4 | 1974 | Zagreb |
| 5 | 1976 | Mölndal |
| 6 | 1978 | Geneva |
| 7 | 1980 | Palmerston North |
| 8 | 1982 | Kingsclere |
| 9 | 1984 | Hyvinkää |
| 10 | 1986 | Radstadt |
| 11 | 1988 | Bolzano |
| 12 | 1990 | Loen |
| 13 | 1992 | Margraten |
| 14 | 1994 | Vertus |
| 15 | 1996 | Kranjska Gora |
| 16 | 1998 | Obergurgl |
| 17 | 2000 | Cortina |
| 18 | 2002 | Canberra |
| 19 | 2004 | Plitvice |
| 20 | 2006 | Gothenburg |
| 21 | 2008 | Llwynypia |
| 22 | 2010 | Visegrád |
| 23 | 2012 | Val d'Isère |
| 24 | 2014 | Zagreb |
| 25 | 2016 | Dublin |
| 26 | 2018 | Cortina |
| 27 | 2021 | Yankton |
| 28 | 2024 | Lac La Biche |

## 3D

| Number | Year | Location | Events |
| 1 | 2003 | Sully-sur-Loire | 8 |
| 2 | 2005 | Genoa | 8 |
| 3 | 2007 | Sopron | 10 |
| 4 | 2009 | Latina | 10 |
| 5 | 2011 | Donnersbach | 10 |
| 6 | 2013 | Sassari | 10 |
| 7 | 2015 | Terni | 10 |
| 8 | 2017 | Avignon | 10 |
| 9 | 2019 | Lac la Biche | 10 |
| 10 | 2022 | Terni | 14 |
| 11 | 2024 | Mokrice | 14 |

## Ski Archery

The eighth Ski Archery World Championships held in Moscow in Russia in 2013.
| Number | Year | Location |
| 1 | 1999 | - |
| 2 | 2000 | - |
| 3 | 2001 | - |
| 4 | 2005 | |
| 5 | 2007 | |
| 6 | 2009 | |
| 7 | 2011 | |
| 8 | 2013 | Moscow |
| 9 | 2015 | |
| 10 | 2017 | |

## University

| Number | Year | Location |
| 1 | 1996 | Vaulx-en-Velin |
| 2 | 1998 | Taoyuan |
| 3 | 2000 | Madrid |
| 4 | 2002 | Chonburi |
| 5 | 2004 | Madrid |
| 6 | 2006 | Viničné |
| 7 | 2008 | Tainan |
| 8 | 2010 | Shenzhen |
| 9 | 2012 | Córdoba |
| 10 | 2014 | Legnica |
| 11 | 2016 | Ulaanbaatar |