1959 WORLD ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPS

1959 World Archery Championships
1959 World Archery Championships
Location	Stockholm, Sweden
Start date	6 August
End date	9 August
Competitors	116

The 1959 World Archery Championships was the 20th edition of the event. It was held in Stockholm, Sweden on 6–9 August 1959 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).

It marked the first win in a run of 13 successive championship wins for the United States men's team.^[1]

Medals summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's individual	James Caspers United States	Robert Kadiee United States	James Needey United States
Women's individual	Ann Corby United States	Sigrid Johansson Sweden	Lucille Shine United States
Men's team	United States	Belgium	Sweden
Women's team	United States	United Kingdom	Czechoslovakia


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	4	1	2	7
2	Sweden	0	1	1	2
3	Belgium	0	1	0	1
3	Great Britain	0	1	0	1
5	Czechoslovakia	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		4	4	4	12

^ Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM59.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-06-18.

1959 World Archery Championships
Location	Stockholm, Sweden
Start date	6 August
End date	9 August
Competitors	116

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