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1957 World Archery Championships

1957 World Archery Championships
LocationPrague, Czechoslovakia
Start date18 July
End date21 July
Competitors88

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).

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

Recurve

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States4228
2 Czechoslovakia0101
 Sweden0101
4 Finland0011
 Great Britain0011
Totals (5 entries)44412

References

  1. ^ Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM57.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  2. ^ "Reference at news.google.com".
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