World Archery Championships
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The outdoor world championships date from Lwów 1931; Gwangju 2025 was the 53rd. They have recurve and compound events for men, women and mixed teams.
- Next
- Medellín 2027
- Most golds (nation)
- South Korea, 68; then the United States, 65 (all-time outdoor table)
- India
- 17 medals: 4 gold, 10 silver, 3 bronze (all-time outdoor table)
- Cycle
- Every two years, in odd years
India at the World Championships
2025Gold: 1 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 0 · Total: 2
2023Gold: 3 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 1 · Total: 4
2021Gold: 0 · Silver: 3 · Bronze: 0 · Total: 3
2019Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 2 · Total: 3
2017Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 0 · Total: 1
2015Gold: 0 · Silver: 2 · Bronze: 0 · Total: 2
2011Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 0 · Total: 1
2005Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 0 · Total: 1
India's titles: Ojas Deotale (men's compound), Aditi Swami (women's compound) and the women's compound team in 2023; the men's compound team in 2025. The four silvers before 2017: the men's recurve team (Tarundeep Rai, Gautam Singh, Jayanta Talukdar) in 2005; the women's recurve team in 2011 (Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi Laishram, Chekrovolü Swüro) and 2015 (Rimil Buriuly, Deepika Kumari, Laxmirani Majhi); and Rajat Chauhan in the men's compound in 2015. The 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2013 articles have no Indian medal. With these the editions add up to the all-time 4 gold, 10 silver and 3 bronze.
More about this tournament
Gwangju 2025 champions
| Section | Event | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Recurve | Men's individual | Andrés Temiño (Spain) |
| Recurve | Women's individual | Kang Chae-young (South Korea) |
| Recurve | Men's team | South Korea (Lee Woo-seok, Kim Je-deok, Kim Woo-jin) |
| Recurve | Women's team | Chinese Taipei (Li Cai-xuan, Chiu Yi-ching, Hsu Hsin-tzu) |
| Recurve | Mixed team | Spain (Andrés Temiño, Elia Canales) |
| Compound | Men's individual | Nicolas Girard (France) |
| Compound | Women's individual | Andrea Becerra (Mexico) |
| Compound | Men's team | India (Rishabh Yadav, Prathamesh Fuge, Aman Saini) |
| Compound | Women's team | Mexico (Andrea Becerra, Mariana Bernal, Adriana Castillo) |
| Compound | Mixed team | Netherlands (Mike Schloesser, Sanne de Laat) |
Medal table (all-time, outdoor, top 4)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 68 | 27 | 31 | 126 |
| 2 | United States | 65 | 41 | 34 | 140 |
| 3 | China | 33 | 26 | 27 | 86 |
| 4 | Sweden | 19 | 22 | 23 | 64 |
India is 17th: 4 gold, 10 silver, 3 bronze.
History
How it began
The first championships were held at Lwów in 1931.
Champions by era
South Korea leads the all-time table with 68 golds, ahead of the United States with 65.
India's story
India's first world titles came at Berlin 2023, where its compound archers won three golds and India topped the medal table. At Gwangju 2025 the men's compound team won gold.
Firsts and facts
- First championships: Lwów 1931.
- India's first world champions: Ojas Deotale and Aditi Swami, 2023.