1985 World Archery Championships

1985 World Archery Championships
Location South Korea Seoul, South Korea
Start date September 1985

The 1985 World Archery Championships was the 33rd edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Seoul, South Korea in September 1985 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA). In this competition, the Korean men's team broke the United States' 26-year reign as champions. [1]

Events

Recurve

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual Richard McKinney
 United States (USA)
Koo Ja-Chong
 South Korea (KOR)
Takayoshi Matsushita
 Japan (JPN)
Men's team  South Korea  United States  Sweden
Women's individual Irina Soldatova
 Soviet Union (URS)
Liudmila Arzhanikova
 Soviet Union (URS)
Kim Jin-Ho
 South Korea (KOR)
Women's team  Soviet Union  South Korea  West Germany

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union 2 1 - 3
2  South Korea 1 2 1 4
3  United States 1 1 - 2
4  West Germany - - 1 1
 Japan - - 1 1
 Sweden - - 1 1

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