1950 World Archery Championships

The 1950 World Archery Championships was the 14th edition of the event. It was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 26–30 July 1950 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).[1]

1950 World Archery Championships
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Start date26 July
End date30 July
Competitors112

In the men's individual competition, Hans Deutgen won his fourth straight championship, a record which remains unbroken. Uponn being presented with his gold medal, he passed it to the third place Russ Reynolds, who was suffering from leukemia.[2]

Medals summary

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Recurve

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual Hans Deutgen
  Sweden
Einar Tang-Holbeck
  Denmark
Russ Reynolds
  United States
Women's individual Jean Lee
  United States
Jean Richards
  United States
Ragnhild Windahl
  Sweden
Men's team   Denmark   Sweden   Czechoslovakia
Women's team   Finland   Sweden   United Kingdom

Medals table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Sweden1214
2  United States1113
3  Denmark1102
4  Finland1001
5  Czechoslovakia0011
  Great Britain0011
Totals (6 entries)44412

References

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  1. ^ Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM50.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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