The 1931 World Archery Championships was the inaugural edition of the event. It was held in Lwów, Poland in August 1931.
The 2005 World Archery Championships was the 43rd edition of the event. It was held in Madrid, Spain on 20–26 June 2005 and was organized by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The 1999 World Archery Championships was the 40th edition of the event. It was held in Riom, France on 22–29 July 1999 and was organized by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The 1989 World Archery Championships was the 35th edition of the event. It was held in Lausanne, Switzerland on 2–8 July 1989 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The 1987 World Archery Championships was the 34th edition of the event. It was held in Adelaide, Australia in March 1987 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The 1985 World Archery Championships was the 33rd edition of the event. It was held in Seoul, South Korea on 1–5 October 1985 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The 1983 World Archery Championships was the 32nd edition of the event. It was held in Los Angeles, United States on 19–22 October 1983 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The 1981 World Archery Championships was the 31st edition of the event. It was held in Punta Ala, Italy in June 1981 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The 1953 World Archery Championships was the 16th edition of the event. It was held in Oslo, Norway on 21–25 July 1953 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The 1952 World Archery Championships was the 15th edition of the event. It was held in Brussels, Belgium on 23–26 July 1952 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).
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).
The 1949 World Archery Championships was the 13th edition of the event. It was held in Paris, France on 9–12 August 1949 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The 1948 World Archery Championships was the 12th edition of the event. It was held in London, Great Britain on 9–14 August 1948 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The 1946 World Archery Championships was the 10th edition of the event. It was held in Stockholm, Sweden on 6–11 August 1946 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The 1934 World Archery Championships was the 4th edition of the event. It was held in Båstad, Sweden on 3–4 August 1934 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The 1932 World Archery Championships was the 2nd edition of the event. It was held in Warsaw, Poland on 11–16 August 1932 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The 2006 Archery World Cup was the first edition of the Archery World Cup, designed to highlight archery in some of the world's "most spectacular" locations following the success of the 2003 World Archery Championships in New York City and the 2004 Summer Olympics. The first leg was held in Poreč, Croatia, the second leg on at Antalya Centennial Archery Field in Antalya, Turkey, the third leg on in San Salvador, El Salvador and the final leg was held in Shanghai.
The 2015 World Archery Championships was the 48th edition of the event. It was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 26 July to 2 August 2015 and was organised by World Archery Federation. Qualification and elimination rounds took place at the Sundby Idrætspark, with the medal matches on 1–2 August outside the Danish Parliament building Christiansborg Palace. The competition was preceded by the World Archery Congress on 24–25 July.
The United States competed at the 1933 World Archery Championships in London, Great Britain from 31 July to 5 August 1933.
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