1950 World Archery Championships

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1950 World Archery Championships
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Start date26 July
End date30 July
Competitors112

The 1950 World Archery Championships was the 14th edition of the event. It was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 26–30 July 1950 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).[1]

In the men's individual competition, Hans Deutgen won his fourth straight championship, a record which remains unbroken. Uponn being presented with his gold medal, he passed it to the third place Russ Reynolds, who was suffering from leukemia.[2]

Medals summary

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Recurve

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual Hans Deutgen
 Sweden 		Einar Tang-Holbeck
 Denmark 		Russ Reynolds
 United States
Women's individual Jean Lee
 United States 		Jean Richards
 United States 		Ragnhild Windahl
 Sweden
Men's team  Denmark  Sweden File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
Women's team  Finland  Sweden File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom

Medals table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Sweden1214
2 United States1113
3 Denmark1102
4 Finland1001
5File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia0011
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain0011
Totals (6 entries)44412

References

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