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The 1957 World Archery Championships was the 18th edition of the event. It was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia on 18–21 July 1957 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).
| 1957 World Archery Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Start date | 18 July |
| End date | 21 July |
| Competitors | 88 |
All individual medals were won by archers from the United States. It also marked the first Championship where archers from one country won all events, a feat the United States went on to repeat in 1959, 1961, and 1963.[1][2]
Medals summary edit
Recurve edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | O. K. Smathers United States
|
Joe Fries United States
|
Sylvester Chessman United States
|
| Women's individual | Carole Meinhart United States
|
Ann Clark United States
|
Betty Schmidt United States
|
| Men's team |  United States
|
 Sweden
|
 Finland
|
| Women's team | United States
|
 Czechoslovakia
|
 United Kingdom
|
Medals table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
References edit
- ^ Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM57.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ "Reference at news.google.com".