1991 World Indoor Target Archery Championships | |
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The 1991 World Indoor Target Archery Championships were held in Oulu, Finland. It was the first ever World Indoor Championship. [1] [2] [3]
Oulu is a city and municipality of 202,753 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the fifth most populous city in the country. There are no larger cities in the world, apart from Murmansk Russia, that are more northerly than Oulu. It is also considered one of Europe's "living labs", where residents experiment with new technology at a community-wide scale.
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. Finland is a Nordic country and is situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Compound Women's individual | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
The Freestyle event would change its name to the Recurve event at later championships.
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