| 1999 World Indoor Target Archery Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Havana, Cuba |
| Start date | March 6 |
| End date | March 10 |
The 1999 World Indoor Target Archery Championships were held in Havana, Cuba from 6 - 10 March 1999. [1] [2] [3]
| 1999 World Indoor Target Archery Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Havana, Cuba |
| Start date | March 6 |
| End date | March 10 |
The 1999 World Indoor Target Archery Championships were held in Havana, Cuba from 6 - 10 March 1999. [1] [2] [3]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurve Men's individual |  Magnus Pettersson |  Markian Ivashko |  Chung Jae-hun |
| Compound Men's individual |  James Butts |  Jonathan Mynott | Simon Tarplee |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurve Women's individual |  Natalia Valeeva | Svitlana Bard |  Agata Bulwa |
| Compound Women's individual | Ashley Kamuf |  Fabiola Panazzini | Claire Treneman |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurve Men's team |  Australia (AUS)Simon Fairweather Matthew Gray Scott Hunter-Russell | Italy (ITA) Michele Frangili Matteo Bisiani Ilario Di Buo |  Germany (GER)Alexander Froese Michael Frankenberg Thilo Koch |
| Compound Men's team | United States (USA) James Butts Mark Pennaz Dee Wilde | Great Britain (GBR) Simon Tarplee Michael Peart Jonathan Mynott | Sweden (SWE) Morgan Lundin Peter Andersson Bjorn Andersson |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurve Women's team |  France (FRA)Sylvie Pissis Céline Lizzul Alexandra Fouace |  Turkey (TUR)Natalia Nasardize Elif Altinkaynak Deniz Gunay | Ukraine (UKR) Tetyana Berezna Svitlana Bard Olena Sadovnycha |
| Compound Women's team | France (FRA) Catherine Pellen Michèle Deloraine Cathérine Debourg |  Switzerland (SWI)Sylviane Lambelet Rita Riedo Karin Probst | United States (USA) Ashley Kamuf Glenda Doran Jahna Davis |
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