1950 World Archery Championships
1950 World Archery Championships | |
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Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Start date | 26 July |
End date | 30 July |
Competitors | 112 |
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]
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
Recurve
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's individual | Hans Deutgen![]() | Einar Tang-Holbeck![]() | Russ Reynolds![]() |
Women's individual | Jean Lee![]() | Jean Richards![]() | Ragnhild Windahl![]() |
Men's team | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Women's team | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Medals table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
References
External links
- World Archery website
- Complete results
- British Pathe newsreel footage
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