# World Para Archery Championship

World Para Archery Championship was first held in 1998 in the UK and take place every two years.

## Events

| Number | Year | Location | Events |
| 1 | 1998 | Stoke Mandeville | 7 |
| 2 | 1999 | Christchurch | 7 |
| 3 | 2001 | Nymburk | 7 |
| 4 | 2003 | Madrid | 7 |
| 5 | 2005 | Massa Carrara | 8 |
| 6 | 2007 | Cheongju | 8 |
| 7 | 2009 | Nymburk | 8 |
| 8 | 2011 | Turin | 7 |
| 9 | 2013 | Bangkok | 7 |
| 10 | 2015 | Donaueschingen | 8 |
| 11 | 2017 | Beijing | 6 |
| 12 | 2019 | Hertogenbosch | 8 |
| 13 | 2022 | Dubai | 8 |
| 14 | 2023 | Plzeň | 8 |

## Champions
### Recurve Standing / Open
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Imrich Lyocsa Slovakia | Waldemar Dusold Germany | Tomasz Lezanski Poland |
| 1999 Christchurch | Raimo Tirronen Finland | Ryszard Bukanski Poland | Felix Marquez Spain |
| 2001 Nymburk | An Tae-Sung South Korea | Wanchai Chaivarin Thailand | Jean-Francois Garcia France |
| 2003 Madrid | Imrich Lyocsa Slovakia | An Tae-sung South Korea | Serhiy Atamanenko Ukraine |
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Serhiy Atamanenko Ukraine | Imrich Lyocsa Slovakia | Tomasz Lezanski Poland |
| 2007 Cheongju | Dong Zhi China | An Tae-sung South Korea | Imrich Lyocsa Slovakia |
| 2009 Nymburk | Mustafa Ak Turkey | Fabrice Meunier France | Timur Tuchinov Russia |
| 2011 Turin | Dong Zhi China | Kim Suk Ho South Korea | Timur Tuchinov Russia |
| 2013 Bangkok | Timur Tuchinov Russia | Yuriy Kopiy Ukraine | Vaclav Kostal Czech Republic |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Eric Bennett United States | Shi Xucheng China | Gholamreza Rahimi Iran |
| 2017 Beijing | Zhao Lixue China | Hanreuchai Netsiri Thailand | Anton Ziapaev Russia |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Suresh Selvathamby Malaysia | Eric Bennett United States | Bato Tsydendorzhiev Russia |
| 2022 Dubai | Tomohiro Ueyama Japan | Guillaume Toucoullet France | Park Jun Beom South Korea |
| 2023 Plzeň | Kevin Mather United States | Ruslan Tsymbaliuk Ukraine | Mohammad Reza Arab Ameri Iran |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Anita Chapman Great Britain | Birthe Houling Mogensen Denmark | Zofia Doman Poland |
| 1999 Christchurch | Anita Chapman Great Britain | Malgorzata Olejnik Poland | Wieslawa Staszalek Poland |
| 2001 Nymburk | Lee Hwa Sook South Korea | Olena Skubak Ukraine | Lee Kyung Hee South Korea |
| 2003 Madrid | Alicja Bukanska Poland | Natalie Cordowiner Australia | Malgorzata Olejnik Poland |
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Lee Hwa Sook South Korea | Alicja Bukanska Poland | Bohdana Nikitenko Ukraine |
| 2007 Cheongju | Alicja Bukanska Poland | Anna Tzika Greece | Lee Hwa Sook South Korea |
| 2009 Nymburk | Eliane Salden-Otten Netherlands | Kim Ran Sook South Korea | Lee Hwa Sook South Korea |
| 2011 Turin | Gao Fangxia China | Irina Batorova Russia | Magali Comte Switzerland |
| 2013 Bangkok | Brigitte Duboc France | Liang Qiurong China | Milena Olszewska Poland |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Wu Chunyan China | Svetlana Barantseva Russia | Elisabetta Mijno Italy |
| 2017 Beijing | Zahra Nemati Iran | Merve Nur Eroglu Turkey | Wu Chunyan China |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Wu Chunyan China | Milena Olszewska Poland | Svetlana Barantseva Russia |
| 2022 Dubai | Vincenza Petrilli Italy | Pooja India | Milena Olszewska Poland |
| 2023 Plzeň | Wu Chunyan China | Milena Olszewska Poland | Wu Yang China |

### Recurve W2
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Lee Ouk Soo South Korea | Giuseppe Gabelli Italy | James Buchanan Great Britain |
| 1999 Christchurch | Jung Young Joo South Korea | Pertti Pulkkinen Finland | Wong Ping Sun Hong Kong |
| 2001 Nymburk | Lee Ouk Soo South Korea | Andrew Baylis Great Britain | Jung Young Joo South Korea |
| 2003 Madrid | Lee Ouk Soo South Korea | Oscar de Pellegrin Italy | Lee Hong Gu Hong Kong |
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Lee Hong Gu South Korea | Mario Oehme Germany | Piotr Sawicki Poland |
| 2007 Cheongju | Lee Hong Gu South Korea | Muhammad Salam Sidik Malaysia | Oscar de Pellegrin Italy |
| 2009 Nymburk | Muhammad Salam Sidik Malaysia | Lee Hong Gu South Korea | Russell Wolfe United States |
| 2011 Turin (W1/W2) | Ebrahim Ranjbarkivaj Iran | Lee Myeong Gu South Korea | Muhammad Salam Sidik Malaysia |
| 2013 Bangkok | Hanreuchai Netsiri Thailand | Paul Browne Great Britain | Tseng Lung Hui Chinese Taipei |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Kathy Critchlow-Smith Great Britain | Grace Gaughan Ireland | Shigeko Matsueda Japan |
| 1999 Christchurch | Paola Fantato Italy | Grace Gaughan Ireland | Neroli Fairhall New Zealand |
| 2001 Nymburk | Paola Fantato Italy | Ko Hee Sook South Korea | Anna Menconi Italy |
| 2003 Madrid | Sandra Truccolo Italy | Naomi Isozaki Japan | Paola Fantato Italy |
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Nako Hirasawa Japan | Marketa Sidkova Czech Republic | Kathy Critchlow-Smith Great Britain |
| 2007 Cheongju | Xiao Yanhong China | Lelia Maufras Du Chatellier France | Kate Murray Great Britain |
| 2009 Nymburk | Gizem Girismen Turkey | Marketa Sidkova Czech Republic | Lelia Maufras Du Chatellier France |
| 2011 Turin (W1/W2) | Xiao Yanhong China | Zahra Nemati Iran | Hatice Bayar Turkey |
| 2013 Bangkok | Zahra Nemati Iran | Xiao Yanhong China | Lee Mi Hyang South Korea |

### Recurve Team Events
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Finland | | |
| 1999 Christchurch | Slovakia | | |
| 2001 Nymburk | South Korea | | |
| 2003 Madrid | South Korea | | |
| 2005 Massa Carrara | South Korea | | |
| 2007 Cheongju | South Korea | | |
| 2009 Nymburk | Spain | Turkey | Russia |
| 2011 Turin | Russia | South Korea | Ukraine |
| 2013 Bangkok | Russia | France | Great Britain |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Russia | South Korea | China |
| 2017 Beijing | Russia | United States | Poland |
| 2019 Den Bosch | United States | Russia | China |
| 2022 Dubai | Iran | Great Britain | Russian Archery Federation |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Italy | | |
| 1999 Christchurch | Italy | | |
| 2001 Nymburk | South Korea | | |
| 2003 Madrid | South Korea | | |
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Japan | | |
| 2007 Cheongju | China | Great Britain | South Korea |
| 2009 Nymburk | South Korea | Czech Republic | Turkey |
| 2011 Turin | China | South Korea | Iran |
| 2013 Bangkok | China | Thailand | South Korea |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | China | Russia | South Korea |
| 2017 Beijing | China | Russia | Italy |
| 2019 Den Bosch | China | Turkey | Italy |
| 2022 Dubai | Italy | Russian Archery Federation | Mongolia |

#### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 Turin | Iran | China | Thailand |
| 2013 Bangkok | Poland | Ukraine | Iran |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | China | Russia | Italy |
| 2017 Beijing | Italy | Brazil | Iran |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Russia | Italy | China |
| 2022 Dubai | Italy | Thailand | Poland |

### Compound Open
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Alberto Simonelli Italy | Hsu Jui Jen Chinese Taipei | Giovanni Mirabella Italy |
| 1999 Christchurch | John Murray Great Britain | John Olav Johanson Norway | Makoto Sakashita Japan |
| 2001 Nymburk | Anders Grondberg Sweden | Alberto Simonelli Italy | Giovanni Mirabella Italy |
| 2003 Madrid | Keijo Kallunki Finland | Ernst Ortlieb Germany | John Murray Great Britain |
| 2005 Massa Carrara | John Stubbs Great Britain | Alberto Simonelli Italy | Lee Ouk Soo South Korea |
| 2007 Cheongju | Kevin Evans Canada | Lee Ouk Soo South Korea | Kweon Hyun Ju South Korea |
| 2009 Nymburk | Kevin Evans Canada | Pavlo Nazar Ukraine | Fred Stevens Great Britain |
| 2011 Turin | Philippe Horner Switzerland | John Stubbs Great Britain | Abdullah Sener Turkey |
| 2013 Bangkok | John Stubbs Great Britain | Jere Forsberg Finland | Gianpaolo Cancelli Italy |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Lee Ouk Soo South Korea | Alberto Simonelli Italy | John Stubbs Great Britain |
| 2017 Beijing | Ai Xinliang China | Andre Shelby United States | Ben Thompson United States |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Ben Thompson United States | Murat Turan Turkey | Matt Stutzman United States |
| 2022 Dubai | Matt Stutzman United States | Aleksandr Gombozhapov Russian Archery Federation | Bair Shigaev Russian Archery Federation |
| 2023 Plzeň | Matteo Bonacina Italy | Nathan MacQueen Great Britain | Jonathon Milne Australia |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Ann-Christine Nilsson Sweden | Irene Monaco Italy | Carmen Rubio Spain |
| 1999 Christchurch | Brenda Saxon Great Britain | Clazien Heiliegers Netherlands | Only two competitors |
| 2001 Nymburk | Brenda Saxon Great Britain | Pippa Britton Great Britain | Only two competitors |
| 2003 Madrid | Bruna Coladarci Italy | Pippa Britton Great Britain | Carmen Rubio Spain |
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Melanie Clarke Great Britain | Bruna Coladarci Italy | Pippa Britton Great Britain |
| 2007 Cheongju | Danielle Brown Great Britain | Wang Li China | Gulbin Su Turkey |
| 2009 Nymburk | Danielle Brown Great Britain | Melanie Clarke Great Britain | Olga Polegaeva Russia |
| 2011 Turin | Danielle Brown Great Britain | Stepanida Artakhinova Russia | Zandra Reppe Sweden |
| 2013 Bangkok | Burcu Dağ Turkey | Danielle Brown Great Britain | Melanie Clarke Great Britain |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Eleonora Sarti Italy | Lin Yueshan China | Kim Mi Soon South Korea |
| 2017 Beijing | Zhou Jiamin China | Tatiana Andrievskaia Russia | Lin Yueshan China |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Nur Syahidah Alim Singapore | Jessica Stretton Great Britain | Tatiana Andrievskaia Russia |
| 2022 Dubai | Tatiana Andrievskaia Russian Archery Federation | Maria Andrea Virgilio Italy | Phoebe Paterson Pine Great Britain |
| 2023 Plzeň | Oznur Cure Turkey | Sheetal Devi India | Jane Karla Gogel Brazil |

### Compound W1
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Zdenek Sebek Czech Republic | Reiner Schmidt Germany | Olivier Hatem France |
| 1999 Christchurch | Zdenek Sebek Czech Republic | Franz Kikken Netherlands | Koichi Minami Japan |
| 2001 Nymburk | Zdenek Sebek Czech Republic | John Cavanagh Great Britain | Larry Townes United States |
| 2003 Madrid | Jeff Fabry United States | Zdenek Sebek Czech Republic | Anders Grondberg Sweden |
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Jeff Fabry United States | Jean-Pierre Antonios Finland | Robert Lehner Switzerland |
| 2007 Cheongju | Jeff Fabry United States | Osmo Kinnunen Finland | An Seong-Pyo South Korea |
| 2009 Nymburk | Peter Kinik Slovakia | Jeff Fabry United States | Norbert Murphy Canada |
| 2011 Turin | Osmo Kinnunen Finland | David Drahoninsky Czech Republic | Jean-Pierre Antonios Finland |
| 2013 Bangkok | Jean-Pierre Antonios Finland | Jeff Fabry United States | David Drahoninsky Czech Republic |

### Compound Teams Events
#### Men's Open

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2001 Nymburk | Italy | | |
| 2003 Madrid | United States | | |
| 2005 Massa Carrara | South Korea | | |
| 2007 Cheongju | South Korea | | |
| 2009 Nymburk | South Korea | Great Britain | Germany |
| 2011 Turin | Great Britain | South Korea | Sweden |
| 2013 Bangkok | Great Britain | Italy | Slovakia |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | United States | Turkey | Italy |
| 2017 Beijing | Italy | Iran | United States |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Iran | Turkey | China |
| 2022 Dubai | Iran | Australia | Slovakia |

#### Men's W1

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 Turin | Czech Republic | United States | Japan |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2007 Cheongju | Great Britain | | |
| 2009 Nymburk | Great Britain | Japan | Turkey |
| 2011 Turin | Russia | Great Britain | China |
| 2013 Bangkok | Russia | United States | Japan |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Russia | Germany | Italy |
| 2017 Beijing | Iran | China | Russia |
| 2019 Den Bosch | China | Great Britain | Russia |
| 2022 Dubai | Turkey | Russian Archery Federation | Iran |

#### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 Turin | Russia | Great Britain | Sweden |
| 2013 Bangkok | Turkey | Great Britain | Italy |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | China | Great Britain | Italy |
| 2017 Beijing | Russia | Iran | Great Britain |
| 2019 Den Bosch | China | Russia | Italy |
| 2022 Dubai | Russia Archery Federation | India | Great Britain |

### Recurve/Compound Wheelchair (W1)
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | David Drahoninsky Czech Republic | John Walker Great Britain | Fabio Azzolini Italy |
| 2017 Beijing | Jeff Fabry United States | Omer Asik Turkey | Konstantin Donskoi Russia |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Bahattin Hekimoglu Turkey | Li Ji China | David Drahoninsky Czech Republic |
| 2022 Dubai | Yigit Caner Aydin Turkey | Nihat Turkmenoglu Turkey | David Drahoninsky Czech Republic |
| 2023 Plzeň | Christopher Davis Australia | Bahattin Hekimoglu Turkey | David Drahoninsky Czech Republic |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Guo Ying China | Jo Frith Great Britain | Jessica Stretton Great Britain |
| 2017 Beijing | Jessica Stretton Great Britain | Jo Frith Great Britain | Victoria Rumary Great Britain |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Elena Krutova Russia | Kim Ok Geum South Korea | Liu Jing China |
| 2022 Dubai | Lisa Coryell United States | Nil Misir Turkey | Elena Krutova Russian Archery Federation |
| 2023 Plzeň | Zhang Lu China | Asia Pellizzari Italy | Chen Minyi China |

#### Men's Team

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | United States | Russia | China |
| 2017 Beijing | Turkey | Russia | Italy |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Turkey | China | Russia |
| 2022 Dubai | Turkey | Russian Archery Federation | Czech Republic |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2022 Dubai | Russian Archery Federation | Turkey | Only two teams entered |

#### Mixed Team

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Great Britain | China | Russia |
| 2017 Beijing | Great Britain | Russia | Japan |
| 2019 Den Bosch | China | Russia | Japan |
| 2022 Dubai | Russian Archery Federation | Italy | Czech Republic |

### Visual Impairment
#### Open

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Massimo Oddone Italy | Ruben Van Hollebeke Belgium | Lorenzo Biava Italy |
| 2007 Cheongju | Steve Prowse Great Britain | Janice Walth Australia | Melissa Carter Australia |
| 2009 Nymburk | Massimiliano Piombo Italy | Ruben Van Hollebeke Belgium | Janice Walth United States |

#### Visually Impaired 1

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Janice Walth United States | Roger Rees-Evans Great Britain | Hazel Hockley Australia |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Ruben Van Hollebeke Belgium | Christos Misos Cyprus | Daniel Martin Anaya Spain |
| 2022 Dubai | Ruben Van Hollebeke Belgium | Tanveer Ahmed Pakistan | Daniele Piran Italy |
| 2023 Plzeň | Matteo Panariello Italy | Craig Newbery Australia | Ruben Van Hollebeke Belgium |

#### Visually Impaired 2/3

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Steve Prowse Great Britain | Peter Price Great Britain | Carmel Bassett Great Britain |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Steve Prowse Great Britain | Giovanni Maria Vaccaro Italy | Nicholas Thomas Great Britain |
| 2023 Plzeň | Steve Prowse Great Britain | Daniele Piran Italy | Nicholas Thomas Great Britain |