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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  Czechoslovakia
Women's team  Finland  Sweden  United Kingdom

Medals table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Sweden1214
2 United States1113
3 Denmark1102
4 Finland1001
5 Czechoslovakia0011
 Great Britain0011
Totals (6 entries)44412

References

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  1. ^ Ludivine. "Microsoft Word - WM50.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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