The 1961 World Archery Championships was the 21st edition of the event. It was held in Oslo, Norway on 10–13 August 1961 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).[1][2]
| 1961 World Archery Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oslo, Norway |
| Start date | 10 August |
| End date | 13 August |
| Competitors | 126 |
Medals summary edit
Recurve edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Joe Thornton United States
|
Clayton Sherman United States
|
Jorma Sandelin Finland
|
| Women's individual | Nancy Vonderheide United States
|
Laurie Fowler Great Britain
|
Bozena Deptova Czechoslovakia
|
| Men's team |  United States Joe Thornton Clayton Sherman W. Bednar |
 Belgium Rene Boussu Henri Verhoeven Charles Sophie |
Finland Jorma Sandelin Väinö Skarp P. Luoto |
| Women's team | United States Nancy Vonderheide Grace Frye Victoria Cook |
United Kingdom Laurie Fowler J. Heywood Shirley Lyons |
 South Africa Anita Schlebusch Margaret Harriman E. Caknis |
Medals table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
References edit
- ^ Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM61.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ "She started at the top".