1931 World Archery Championships


The 1931 World Archery Championships was the inaugural edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Lwów, Poland in August 1931.
Following the competition, on 4 September, the World Archery Federation was formally founded by the four nations which sent representatives to the Championships along with representatives of the United States, Hungary and Italy.

Events

Medal table

Results

Individual

Competitors shot arrows from three distances, 30 meters, 40 meters and 50 meters, at a round static ringed target. The scores in each round were aggregated, and competitors ranked by total score.
RankArcherNation30m40m50mTotal
1.Michal Sawicki Poland82176220478
2.Janina Kurkowska Poland67160240467
3.Rene Allexandre France51162242455
4.Emil Heilbron Sweden90148196434
5.Gaston Quentin France66148206420
6Gaston Ducatel France54138210402
7Irena Stefanska Poland72137182391
8Jan Choina Poland54149182385
9Zygmunt Piwowarski Poland52145188385
10Zibigniew Kosinski Poland66126190382
11Miroslaw Teraszkiewicz Poland49134198381
12Paul Demare France57119177353
13Stanislawa Sikorowna Poland55136135326
14Irena Komanska Poland49112162323
15Marja Krolowna Poland64103138305
16Kazimierz Sokolowski Poland42106140288
17Marja Koscieszanka Poland3596118249
18Jan HörnCzechoslovakia5011567232
19Marja Trajdosowna Poland244897169
20Jaroslay Fiala Czechoslovakia228048150
21Berta LaskovaCzechoslovakia312257110

Team

An unofficial team competition was also held. Three teams of three archers each entered, two representing Poland and a third team from France, who won the tournament.