| 2008 World Field Archery Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Llwynypia & Cardiff, Wales |
| Start date | 01 September |
| End date | 06 September |
The 2008 World Field Archery Championships were held in Llwynypia & Cardiff, Wales. The qualifying took place in the village of Llwynypia and the final field was situated at the St Fagans National History Museum in Cardiff. [1] [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compound Men's individual |  Rod Menzer |  Stephane Dardenne | Dave Cousins |
| Recurve Men's individual |  Sebastian Rohrberg | Andreas Heuwing |  Yuki Sakaeyama |
| Barebow Men's individual |  Sergio Massimo Cassiani | Ladislav Voboril |  Mathias Larsson |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compound Women's individual | Jamie Van Natta | Ulrika Sjöwall |  Anne Laurila |
| Recurve Women's individual | Jessica Tomasi | Elin Kattstrom | Lisa Unruh |
| Barebow Women's individual | Becky Nelson-Harris | Annika Åhlund | Manja Conrad |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Event | Italy (ITA) Michele Frangilli Alessandro Lodetti Giuseppe Seimandi | Sweden (SWE) Göran Bjerendal Mathias Larsson Morgan Lundin | Germany (GER) Sebastian Rohrberg Josef Meyer Jens Asbach |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Event | Sweden (SWE) Elin Kattstrom Ulrika Sjöwall Annika Åhlund | Italy (ITA) Anastasia Anastasio Eleonora Strobbe Jessica Tomasi | Germany (GER) Lisa Unruh Silke Hoettecke Monika Jentges |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compound Men's individual |  Alex Bridgman |  Thor Finderup Sorensen | Florian Oswald |
| Recurve Men's individual | Massimilliano Mandia |  Youjia Yuan | Christopher Wells |
| Barebow Men's individual | exhibition event only |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compound Women's individual | exhibition event only | ||
| Recurve Women's individual |  Ana Umer | Hui Jiang | Stefania Rolle |
| Barebow Women's individual | exhibition event only |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Event | exhibition event only |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Event | exhibition event only |
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