The 1965 World Archery Championships was the 23rd edition of the event. It was held in Västerås, Sweden on 20–23 July 1965 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).[1]
| 1965 World Archery Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Västerås, Sweden |
| Start date | 20 July |
| End date | 23 July |
| Competitors | 170 |
Medals summary edit
Recurve edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Matti Haikonen Finland
|
Joe Thornton United States
|
Ben Walker United States
|
| Women's individual | Maire Lindholm Finland
|
Anita Schlebusch South Africa
|
Juliette Rijff South Africa
|
| Men's team |  United States Joe Thornton Ben Walker Dick Tone |
Finland Matti Haikonen Jorma Sandelin Tuomo Virtanen |
 Sweden John Bask Kjell-Ake Dunder Per-Ola Jaderberg |
| Women's team | United States Grace Amborski Helen Thornton Ardelle Mills |
Finland Maire Lindholm Elma Haikonen Tuulikki Valkama |
 United Kingdom C. Britton P. White J. Chapman |
Medals table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
References edit
- ^ Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM65.doc" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-06-18.