1979 World Archery Championships

The 1979 World Archery Championships was the 30th edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Berlin, Germany in July 1979 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA). The 1979 event marked the first Championship gold medals for South Korea, in the women's team and individual events, have since dominated World Archery Federation events until the present day.[1]

1979 World Archery Championships
Location Berlin, Germany
Start date14 July 1979
End date22 July 1979
Competitors168

Events

Recurve

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual Darrell Pace
 United States
Richard McKinney
 United States
Rodney Baston
 United States
Men's team  United States
Darrell Pace
Richard McKinney
Rodney Baston
 West Germany
Harry Wittig
Armin Garnreiter
Willi Muller
 Belgium
Patrick de Koning
Marnix Vervinck
Emiel Vercaigne
Women's individual Kim Jin-Ho
 South Korea
Judi Adams
 United States
Carole Mary Toy
 Australia
Women's team  South Korea
Park Young-Suk
Kim Jin-Ho
Hwang Sook-Zoo
 Australia
Carole Mary Toy
Terry Eva Donovan
Leah Margaret Feldt
 United Kingdom
Sue Willcox
Rachel Fenwick
Joyce Asher

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)2215
2 South Korea (KOR)2002
3 Australia (AUS)0112
4 West Germany (FRG)0101
5 Belgium (BEL)0011
 Great Britain (GBR)0011
Totals (6 nations)44412


References

  1. Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM79.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
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