World Field Archery Championships

The World Field Archery Championships is an international competition in field archery. Organised by World Archery, the Championships are held every two years, in host cities most frequently in Europe but occasionally in Australasia or North America.

Host cities

Host cities of the World Field Archery Championships
Host cities of the World Field Archery Championships (Europe - modern borders shown)

Editions

Number Year Location Events
1 1969 United States Valley Forge
2 1970 United Kingdom Cardiff
3 1972 Italy Gorizia
4 1974 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb
5 1976 Sweden Molndal
6 1978 Switzerland Geneva
7 1980 New Zealand Palmerston North
8 1982 United Kingdom Kingsclere
9 1984 Finland Hyvinkää
10 1986 Austria Radstadt
11 1988 Italy Bolzano
12 1990 Norway Loen
13 1992 Netherlands Margraten
14 1994 France Vertus
15 1996 Slovenia Kranjska Gora
16 1998 Austria Obergurgl
17 2000 Italy Cortina
18 2002 Australia Canberra
19 2004 Croatia Plitvice
20 2006 Sweden Gothenburg
21 2008 United Kingdom Llwynypia
22 2010 Hungary Visegrád
23 2012 France Val d'Isère
24 2014 Croatia Zagreb
25 2016 Republic of Ireland Dublin
26 2018 Italy Cortina
27 2022 United States Yankton
28 2024 Canada Lac La Biche

Champions

Men

Year Location Recurve Compound Barebow/Instinctive Team Ref[1]
1969 United States Valley Forge  Richard Branstetter Jr. (USA) No event  Warren T. Cowles (USA) No event [1]
1970 United Kingdom Cardiff  Stephen Lieberman (USA) No event  Elmer Moore (USA) No event [2]
1972 Italy Gorizia  John Williams (USA) No event  Leif Berggren (SWE) No event [3]
1974 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb  Doug Brothers (USA) No event  Leif Berggren (SWE) No event [4]
1976 Sweden Molndal  Tommy Persson (SWE) No event  Jukka Virtanen (FIN) No event [5]
1978 Switzerland Geneva  Darrell Pace (USA) No event  Anders Rosenberg (SWE) No event [6]
1980 New Zealand Palmerston North  Tommy Persson (SWE) No event  Anders Rosenberg (SWE) No event [7]
1982 United Kingdom Kingsclere  Tommy Quick (SWE) No event  Anders Rosenberg (SWE) No event [8]
1984 Finland Hyvinkää  Gert Bjerendal (SWE) No event  Lars Weren (SWE) No event [9]
1986 Austria Radstadt  Göran Bjerendal (SWE) No event  Mats Palmer (SWE)  France 1 [10]
1988 Italy Bolzano  Andrea Parenti (ITA) No event  Michele Oneto (ITA)  Italy 1 [11]
1990 Norway Loen  Jay Barrs (USA)  Randall Ulmer (USA)  Mats Palmer (SWE) No event [12]
1992 Netherlands Margraten  Jay Barrs (USA)  Morgan Lundin (SWE)  Anders Rosenberg (SWE)  Australia [13]
1994 France Vertus  Andrea Parenti (ITA)  Tom Henriksen (DEN)  Alessandro Gaudenti (ITA)  France [14]
1996 Slovenia Kranjska Gora  Andrea Parenti (ITA)  Jeff Button (USA)  Renseo van Wees (NED)  France [15]
1998 Austria Obergurgl  Jon Shales (GBR)  Peter Andersson (SWE)  Erik Jonsson (SWE)  United Kingdom [16]
2000 Italy Cortina  Michele Frangilli (ITA)  Morgan Lundin (SWE)  Mathias Larsson (SWE)  Sweden [17]
2002 Australia Canberra  Michele Frangilli (ITA)  Dave Cousins (USA)  Martin Ottoson (SWE)  Sweden [18]
2004 Croatia Plitvice  Sebastian Rohrberg (GER)  Chris White (GBR)  Erik Jonsson (SWE)  Great Britain [19]
2006 Sweden Gothenburg  Michele Frangilli (ITA)  Morgan Lundin (SWE)  Giuseppe Seimandi (ITA)  United States [20]
2008 United Kingdom Llwynypia  Sebastian Rohrberg (GER)  Rod Menzer (USA)  Sergio Massimo Cassiani (ITA)  Italy [21]
2010 Hungary Visegrád  Alan Wills (GBR)  Dave Cousins (USA)  Pasi Ahjokivi (FIN)  Finland [22]
2012 France Val d'Isère  Jean-Charles Valladont (FRA)  Jesse Broadwater (USA)  Sebastian Juanola Codina (ESP)  United States [23]
2014 Croatia Zagreb  Brady Ellison (USA)  Jesse Broadwater (USA)  Erik Jonsson (SWE)  United States [24]
2016 Republic of Ireland Dublin  Brady Ellison (USA)  Steve Anderson (USA)  Erik Jonsson (SWE)  United States [25]
2018 Italy Cortina D'Ampezzo  Wataru Oonuki (JPN)  Mike Schloesser (NED)  Erik Jonsson (SWE)  Germany [26]
2022 United States Yankton  Florian Unruh (GER)  Dave Cousins (USA)  David Jackson (FRA)  Sweden [27]

Note: 1. Mixed team competition

Women

Year Location Recurve Compound Barebow/Instinctive Team Ref[1]
1969 United States Valley Forge  Irma Danielsson (SWE) No event  Raye Dabelow (USA) No event [28]
1971 United Kingdom Cardiff  Sonia Johansson (SWE) No event  Eunice Schewe (USA) No event [29]
1972 Italy Gorizia  Maureen Bechdolt (USA) No event  Ingegerd Grandqvist (SWE) No event [30]
1974 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb  Lucille Lessard (CAN) No event  Eunice Schewe (USA) No event [31]
1976 Sweden Molndal  Annemarie Lehmann (GER) No event  Shirley Sandiford (GBR) No event [32]
1978 Switzerland Geneva  Annemarie Lehmann (GER) No event  Suizuko Kobuchi (JPN) No event [33]
1980 New Zealand Palmerston North  Carita Jussila (FIN) No event  Sirpa Konttila (FIN) No event [34]
1982 United Kingdom Kingsclere  Carita Jussila (FIN) No event  Annie Dardenne (FRA) No event [35]
1984 Finland Hyvinkää  Lisa Buscombe (CAN) No event  Giuseppina Meini (ITA) No event [36]
1986 Austria Radstadt  Carita Jussila (FIN) No event  Annie Dardenne (FRA)  France 1 [37]
1988 Italy Bolzano  Liselott Andersson (SWE) No event  Giuseppina Meini (ITA)  Italy 1 [38]
1990 Norway Loen  Carole Ferriou (FRA)  Ann Shepherd (GBR)  Nadine Visconti (FRA) No event [39]
1992 Netherlands Margraten  Carole Ferriou (FRA)  Susanne Kessler (DEN)  Nadine Visconti (FRA)  Italy [40]
1994 France Vertus  Jenny Sjouall (SWE)  Michelle Ragsdale (AUS)  Odile Boussiere (FRA)  Germany [41]
1996 Slovenia Kranjska Gora  Carole Ferriou (FRA)  Petra Ericsson (SWE)  Odile Boussiere (FRA)  Sweden [42]
1998 Austria Obergurgl  Sabine Mayrhofer (AUT)  Catherine Pellen (FRA)  Trish Lovell (GBR)  France [43]
2000 Italy Cortina  Christel van Berkel (NED)  Jahna Davis (USA)  Trish Lovell (GBR)  Italy [44]
2002 Australia Canberra  Laure Barczynski (FRA)  Catherine Pellen (FRA)  Reingild Linhart (AUT)  Sweden [45]
2004 Croatia Plitvice  Jessica Tomasi (ITA)  Francoise Volle (FRA)  Monika Jentges (GER)  France [46]
2006 Sweden Gothenburg  Dolores Cekada (SLO)  Silke Hoettecke (GER)  Luciana Pennacchi (ITA)  Sweden [47]
2008 United Kingdom Llwynypia  Jessica Tomasi (ITA)  Jamie van Natta (USA)  Becky Nelson-Harris (USA)  Sweden [48]
2010 Hungary Visegrád  Christine Bjerendal (SWE)  Anne Lantee (FIN)  Eleanora Strobbe (ITA)  Germany [49]
2012 France Val d'Isère  Elena Richter (GER)  Ivana Buden (CRO)  Lina Bjorklund (SWE)  Great Britain [50]
2014 Croatia Zagreb  Lisa Unruh (GER)  Toja Cerne (SLO)  Lina Bjorklund (SWE)  Austria [51]
2016 Republic of Ireland Dublin  Amy Oliver (GBR)  Irene Franchini (ITA)  Chantal Porte (FRA)  Great Britain [52]
2018 Italy Cortina D'Ampezzo  Lisa Unruh (GER)  Paige Pearce (USA)  Lina Björklund (SWE)  Germany [53]
2022 United States Yankton  Chiara Rebagliati (ITA)  Paige Pearce (USA)  Cinzia Noziglia (ITA)  Italy [54]

Note: 1. Mixed team competition

Junior Men

Year Location Recurve/Freestyle Compound Barebow/Instinctive Team Ref[2]
1986 Austria Radstadt  Simon Pavlin (YUG) No Event  Izidor Pozar (YUG) No Event
1988 Italy Bolzano  Andreas Lorenz (ITA) No Event  Thomas Mulleman (DEN) No Event
2000 Italy Cortina  Daniela Ascenzi (ITA) 1  Giocomo Biaggini (ITA) 1  Luca Del Secco (ITA)1 No Event [55]
2002 Australia Canberra [56]
2004 Croatia Plitvice  Ivan Muznik (SLO)  Stefano Zanobetti (ITA)  Andreas Lindstrom (SWE)  Slovenia [57]
2006 Sweden Gothenburg  Lars Eggestig (SWE)  Mikkel Norgaard (DEN)  Mattia Careggio (ITA)  Italy [58]
2008 Wales Llwynypia  Massimiliano Mandia (ITA)  Alex Bridgman (GBR) No Event No Event [59]
2010 Hungary Visegrád  Jarrod Nicholson (AUS)  Sean Elza (USA)  Raphael Petit Minuesa (FRA)  Germany [60]
2012 France Val d'Isère  Jesper Fredriksson (SWE)  Renaud Domanski (BEL) No Event  Germany [61]
2014 Croatia Zagreb  Matija Mihalic (CRO)  Mario Vavro (CRO)  Alessio Noceti (ITA)  Great Britain [62]
2016 Republic of Ireland Dublin  Alen Remar (CRO)  Nico Wiener (AUT)  Alessio Noceti (ITA)  United States [63]

Note: 1. Unofficial

Junior Women

Year Location Recurve/freestyle Compound Barebow/Instinctive Team Ref[2]
1988 Italy Bolzano  Carole Ferriou (FRA) No Event No Event No Event
2000 Italy Cortina No Event  Francesco Fabruzzo (ITA) 1  Aden Mulligan (GBR)1 No Event [64]
2002 Australia Canberra No Event [65]
2004 Croatia Plitvice  Maja Žlender (SLO) 1  Isabell Danielsson (SWE) 1  Irene Mausoli (ITA)1 No Event [66]
2006 Sweden Gothenburg  Malin Wallin (SWE) 1  Malin Johansson (SWE)  Petra Krt (SLO) No Event [67]
2008 United Kingdom Llwynypia  Ana Umer (SLO) No Event No Event No Event [68]
2010 Hungary Visegrád  Zoe Gobbels (BEL)  Emeline Salmon (FRA) No Event No Event [69]
2012 France Val d'Isère  Marion Vives (FRA)  Sabrina Franzoi (ITA) No Event  Great Britain [70]
2014 Croatia Zagreb  Miriam Trafford (USA)  Maja Orlic (CRO)  Anna Carrasco (ITA) No Event [71]
2016 Republic of Ireland Dublin  Chiara Rebagliati (ITA)  Sophia Strachan (USA)  Sara Noceti (ITA) Italy Italia [72]

Note: 1. Unofficial

References

  1. ^ a b "Field Archery World Championships Individual Medallists" (PDF). Archery.org. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  2. ^ a b "Field Archery World Championships Junior Individual Medallists" (PDF). Archery.org. Retrieved 2012-09-20.