1935 World Archery Championships

The 1935 World Archery Championships was the 5th edition of the event. It was held in Brussels, Belgium on 26–31 August 1935 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).

1935 World Archery Championships
LocationBrussels, Belgium
Start date26 August
End date31 August
Competitors68

The results of the men's tournament ended in controversy. For the first (and only) time, the competition took an elimination format: after a standard International round, consisting of 6 rounds shot at various lengths from 30m to 90m, the 15 archers with the highest cumulative score took part in a final round, shot at 30m, to decide the champion. In the women's competition, the eventual winner Ina Catani was the same as the first round winner; but in the men's, the Czechoslovak archers who had dominated the first round struggled against the host Belgian archers who were masters of the shorter distance. Adrien Van Kolen, winner of the final round, was named Champion, but Jaroslav Jenecek, who topped the first round and would have been champion under the previous format, was awarded a special 'High Total' trophy.[1]

Medals summary

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Recurve

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual Adrien Van Kolen
  Belgium
Georges De Rons
  Belgium
Frans Walraevens
  Belgium
Women's individual Ina Catani
  Sweden
E. Atkinson
  Great Britain
Janina Kurkowska
  Poland
Men's team   Czechoslovakia   Belgium   Sweden
Women's team   United Kingdom   Sweden   Poland

Medals table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Belgium1214
2  Sweden1113
3  Great Britain1102
4  Czechoslovakia1001
5  Poland0022
Totals (5 entries)44412

References

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  1. ^ "Archery Champions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
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