1969 World Field Archery Championships
| 1969 World Field Archery Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Pennsylvania, United States |
| Start date | 18 August |
| End date | 19 August |
| Competitors | 59 from 13 nations |
The 1969 World Field Archery Championships were held in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, United States. This was the inaugural World Field Championships and differed from normal target archery played at Olympic and Commonwealth level. Field archery involved different sized targets, distances and gradients on a field course.[1] [2][3]
Medal summary (Men's individual)
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barebow Men's individual |
Warren Cowles
|
Emil Lehan
|
 Pekka Mertanen
|
| Freestyle Men's individual |
Richard Branstetter Jr.
|
 Hans Wright
|
Kyösti Laasonen
|
Medal summary (Women's individual)
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barebow Women's individual |
Raye Dabelow
|
 Ingegard Grandqvist
|
La Rue Bruce
|
| Freestyle Women's individual |
Irma Danielsson
|
Kerstin Beije
|
Janet Ashbaugh
|
Medal summary (team events)
[edit]No team event held at this championships.
References
[edit]- ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). World Archery.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Past Results" (PDF). Olympic Information Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
