| 2004 World Field Archery Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia |
| Start date | 05 July |
| End date | 10 July |
The 2004 World Field Archery Championships were held in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. [1] [2]
| 2004 World Field Archery Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia |
| Start date | 05 July |
| End date | 10 July |
The 2004 World Field Archery Championships were held in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. [1] [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compound Men's individual |  Chris White |  John Dudley |  Morgan Lundin |
| Recurve Men's individual |  Sebastian Rohrberg | Joseph McGlyn |  Jean-Michel Piquet |
| Barebow Men's individual | Erik Jonsson |  Mario Orlandi | Mathias Larsson |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compound Women's individual |  Francoise Volle |  Petra Friedl | Martina Schacht |
| Recurve Women's individual | Jessica Tomasi | Elisabetta Buono | Manuela Kaltenmark |
| Barebow Women's individual | Monika Jentges | Reingild Linhart | Marian Howells |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Event | Great Britain (GBR) Alan Wills Chris White Peter Mulligan | France (FRA) Antoine Friot Stephane Dardenne Christophe Clement | Sweden (SWE) Bjorn Jansson Morgan Lundin Erik Jonsson |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Event | France (FRA) Laure Barczynski Francoise Volle Christine Gauthe | Germany (GER) Hedi Mittermaier Martina Schacht Monika Jentges |  Slovenia (SVN)Dolores Čekada Maja Marcen Staša Podgoršek |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compound Men's individual | Stefano Zanobetti | Mikael Roos |  Milan Kiss |
| Recurve Men's individual | Ivan Muznik | Rok Mažgon | Alessandro Anderle |
| Barebow Men's individual | Andreas Lindstrom | Gavin Howells | Andrej Natlačen |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compound Women's individual | Isabell Danielsson | Sara Boberg | Claudia Benigni |
| Recurve Women's individual | Maja Žlender | Carla Frangilli | Arianna Zenoniani |
| Barebow Women's individual | Irene Mausoli |  | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Event | Slovenia (SVN) Ivan Muznik Andraž Kuret Andrej Natlačen | Croatia (CRO) Josip Jakopović Domagoj Bodlaj Martin Banić | Italy (ITA) Alessandro Anderle Stefano Zanobetti Giuseppe Seimandi |
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