# 2003 World Archery Championships – Men's individual recurve

The men's individual recurve competition at the 2003 World Archery Championships took place in July 2003 in New York City, United States. 174 archers entered the competition. Following a qualifying 144 arrow FITA round, the top 64 archers qualified for the 6-round knockout tournament, drawn according to their qualification round scores. The semi-finals and finals then took place on 20 July.
Despite Korean archers dominating the qualification tournament, Italian Michele Frangilli was victorious, becoming the first non-Korean winner of the men's individual recurve tournament since 1991.

## Qualifying

The following archers were the leading 8 qualifiers:
* Jang Yong-ho (3rd round)
* Choi Young-kwang (3rd round)
* Im Dong-hyun (2nd place)
* Park Kyung-mo (3rd round)
* Marco Galiazzo (1st round)
* Baljinima Tsyrempilov (2nd round)
* David Barnes (3rd place)
* Michele Frangilli (Champion)

## Full draw
### Section 1

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 3rd round | 3rd round | | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal |
| 1 | Jang Yong-ho | 166 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Andrew Lindsay | 156 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Andrew Lindsay | 156 | 1 | Jang Yong-ho | 166 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 32 | Alexander Froese | 157 | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Dennis Bager | 151 | 32 | Alexander Froese | 157 | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Alexander Froese | 154 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Alexander Froese | 154 | | | | 1 | Jang Yong-ho | 165 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | Wang Cheng-pang | 166 | | | | |
| 17 | Xue Haifeng | 157 | | | | | | | 16 | Wang Cheng-pang | 166 | | | | |
| 48 | Chen Hongyuan | 165 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Chen Hongyuan | 165 | 48 | Chen Hongyuan | 156 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Wang Cheng-pang | 158 | | | | | | | |
| 49 | Acharya Ved Kumar | 150 | 16 | Wang Cheng-pang | 158 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Wang Cheng-pang | 162 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Wang Cheng-pang | 162 | | | | | | | | 16 | Wang Cheng-pang | 109 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Michele Frangilli | 110 |
| 9 | Oleksandr Serdyuk | 161 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Michele Frangilli | 110 |
| 56 | Bård Nesteng | 143 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Bård Nesteng | 143 | 9 | Oleksandr Serdyuk | 164 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 41 | Felipe López | 160 | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Felipe López | 158 | 41 | Felipe López | 160 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Hasan Orbay | 153 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Hasan Orbay | 153 | | | | 9 | Oleksandr Serdyuk | 154 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Michele Frangilli | 161 | | | | |
| 25 | Butch Johnson | 163 | | | | | | | 8 | Michele Frangilli | 161 | | | | |
| 40 | Vitali Shin | 157 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Vitali Shin | 157 | 25 | Butch Johnson | 159 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Michele Frangilli | 167 | | | | | | | |
| 57 | Mattias Eriksson | 158 | 8 | Michele Frangilli | 167 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Michele Frangilli | 162 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 3rd round | 3rd round | | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal |
| 5 | Marco Galiazzo | 153 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Eduardo Vélez | 160 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Eduardo Vélez | 160 | 60 | Eduardo Vélez | 158 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 28 | Tim Cuddihy | 163 | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Piotr Piątek | 160 | 28 | Tim Cuddihy | 163 | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Tim Cuddihy | 163 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Tim Cuddihy | 163 | | | | 28 | Tim Cuddihy | 161 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21 | Santyadev Prasad | 154 | | | | |
| 21 | Santyadev Prasad | 153 | | | | | | | 21 | Santyadev Prasad | 154 | | | | |
| 44 | Dmitri Nevmerjitsky | 144 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Dmitri Nevmerjitsky | 144 | 21 | Santyadev Prasad | 158 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Anton Prilepau | 152 | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Roy Nash | 155 | 12 | Anton Prilepau | 152 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Anton Prilepau | 158 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Anton Prilepau | 158 | | | | | | | | 28 | Tim Cuddihy | 108 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Hasse Pavia Lind | 107 |
| 13 | Hasse Pavia Lind | 160 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Hasse Pavia Lind | 107 |
| 52 | Huang Zhongsheng | 149 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Huang Zhongsheng | 149 | 13 | Hasse Pavia Lind | 162 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 20 | Matthew Gray | 156 | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Michael Frankenberg | 150 | 20 | Matthew Gray | 156 | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Matthew Gray | 159 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Matthew Gray | 159 | | | | 13 | Hasse Pavia Lind | 165 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Park Kyung-mo | 163 | | | | |
| 29 | Ilario di Buo | 153 | | | | | | | 4 | Park Kyung-mo | 163 | | | | |
| 36 | Takaharu Furukawa | 154 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Takaharu Furukawa | 154 | 36 | Takaharu Furukawa | 154 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Park Kyung-mo | 165 | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Tarundeep Rai | 161 | 4 | Park Kyung-mo | 165 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Park Kyung-mo | 165 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 3rd round | 3rd round | | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal |
| 3 | Im Dong-yun | 162 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Mikael Larsson | 160 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Mikael Larsson | 160 | 3 | Im Dong-hyun | 162 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 35 | Bair Badenov | 158 | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Bair Badenov | 154 | 35 | Bair Badenov | 158 | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Juan René Serrano | 152 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Juan René Serrano | 152 | | | | 3 | Im Dong-hyun | 163 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 | Yuji Hamano | 153 | | | | |
| 19 | Javier Fernández | 147 | | | | | | | 14 | Yuji Hamano | 153 | | | | |
| 46 | Hiroshi Yamamoto | 159 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Hiroshi Yamamoto | 159 | 46 | Hiroshi Yamamoto | 159 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Yuji Hamano | 162 | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Hsu Tzu-yi | 156 | 14 | Yuji Hamano | 162 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Yuji Hamano | 157 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Yuji Hamano | 157 | | | | | | | | 3 | Im Dong-hyun | 110 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 22 | Wietse van Alten | 108 |
| 11 | Victor Wunderle | 157 | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | Wietse van Alten | 108 |
| 54 | Lionel Torres | 158 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Lionel Torres | 158 | 54 | Lionel Torres | 158 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 22 | Wietse van Alten | 162 | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Yuri Leontiev | 155 | 22 | Wietse van Alten | 162 | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Wietse van Alten | 163 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Wietse van Alten | 163 | | | | 22 | Wietse van Alten | 157 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 38 | Jeff Henckels | 154 | | | | |
| 27 | Viktor Ruban | 155 | | | | | | | 38 | Jeff Henckels | 154 | | | | |
| 38 | Jeff Henckels | 157 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Jeff Henckels | 157 | 38 | Jeff Henckels | 164 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Baljinima Tsyrempilov | 162 | | | | | | | |
| 59 | Glenn L Meyers | 155 | 6 | Baljinima Tsyrempilov | 162 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Baljinima Tsyrempilov | 160 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 3rd round | 3rd round | | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal |
| 7 | David Barnes | 164 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Mikalai Marusau | 150 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Mikalai Marusau | 150 | 7 | David Barnes | 165 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 26 | Jocelyn de Grandis | 163 | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Simon Needham | 149 | 26 | Jocelyn de Grandis | 163 | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Jocelyn de Grandis | 164 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Jocelyn de Grandis | 164 | | | | 7 | David Barnes | 166 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 42 | Franck Fisseux | 160 | | | | |
| 23 | Nico Hendrickx | 156 | | | | | | | 42 | Franck Fisseux | 160 | | | | |
| 42 | Franck Fisseux | 164 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Franck Fisseux | 164 | 42 | Franck Fisseux | 170 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Pieter Custers | 164 | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Yaron Kolesnik | 155 | 10 | Pieter Custers | 164 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Pieter Custers | 162 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Pieter Custers | 162 | | | | | | | | 7 | David Barnes | 115 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 18 | Chen Szu-yuan | 108 |
| 15 | Magnus Petersson | 158 | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | Chen Szu-yuan | 108 |
| 50 | Igor Parkhomenko | 160 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | Igor Parkhomenko | 160 | 50 | Igor Parkhomenko | 162 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 18 | Chen Szu-yuan | 163 | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Jiang Lin | 146 | 18 | Chen Szu-yuan | 163 | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Chen Szu-yuan | 155 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Chen Szu-yuan | 155 | | | | 18 | Chen Szu-yuan | 165 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Choi Young-kwang | 151 | | | | |
| 31 | Yavor Hristov | 151 | | | | | | | 2 | Choi Young-kwang | 151 | | | | |
| 34 | Jacek Proć | 157 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Jacek Proć | 157 | 34 | Jacek Proć | 160 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Choi Young-kwang | 173 | | | | | | | |
| 63 | Francesco Lunelli | 136 | 2 | Choi Young-kwang | 173 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Choi Young-kwang | 161 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 16 | Wang Cheng-pang | 109 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Michele Frangilli | 110 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Michele Frangilli | 110 | 8 | Michele Frangilli | 109 | | | |
| | | | 28 | Tim Cuddihy | 107 | | | |
| 28 | Tim Cuddihy | 108 | 28 | Tim Cuddihy | 107 | | | |
| 13 | Hasse Pavia Lind | 107 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Hasse Pavia Lind | 107 | | | | 8 | Michele Frangilli | 113 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Im Dong-hyun | 112 |
| 3 | Im Dong-hyun | 110 | | | | | | | 3 | Im Dong-hyun | 112 |
| 22 | Wietse van Alten | 108 | | | |
| 22 | Wietse van Alten | 108 | 3 | Im Dong-hyun | 112 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 7 | David Barnes | 107 |
| 7 | David Barnes | 115 | 7 | David Barnes | 107 | 28 | Tim Cuddihy | 106 |
| 18 | Chen Szu-yuan | 108 | | | | 7 | David Barnes | 115 |