The World Archery Federation is the governing body of the sport of archery. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is composed of 156 national federations and other archery associations, and is recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
Darrell Owen Pace is a former archer from the United States, who won two individual Olympic and World Championships titles each during his career. In 2011, as part of the World Archery Federation's 80th anniversary celebration, he was declared as by the WAF as "Archer of the Century"
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Archery competitions were held between 9 August and 15 August, at the Olympic Green Archery Field, a temporary venue on the Olympic Green, Beijing's Olympic Park.
Jayanta Talukdar is an Indian archer. He has won individual gold Medal in the 2006 Archery World Cup.
Dave Cousins is an American compound archer and former number one ranked compound archer in the world.
Roberval "Tico" dos Santos is a Brazilian archer.
There were 128 qualifying places available for archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics: 64 for men and 64 for women.
Khairul Anuar bin Mohamad is a Malaysian professional archer. He began to compete for the national team in 2011.
Turkish Archery Federation is the governing body of the archery sport in Turkey. It was founded in 1961. The Turkish organization is member of the European and Mediterranean Archery Union (EMAU) and the World Archery Federation (WAF). The TOF is based in Ankara and its current chairman is Abdullah Topaloğlu, who serves his second term elected in 2012.
Sergio Pagni, is an athlete from Lucca, Italy, who competes in compound archery. He has won gold medals at the World Archery Championships, World Cup, Universiade and European Championships and is a former world number one archer.
Braden Gellenthien, is an athlete from the United States who competes in compound archery. He is a former world number one archer and has won individual gold medals at the FITA Archery World Cup, Indoor World Championships and Arizona Cup, and team gold medals at the World Archery Championships.
The 2001 World Archery Championships was the 41st edition of the event. It was held in Beijing, China on 16–23 September 2001 and was organized by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The 1997 World Archery Championships was the 39th edition of the event. It was held in Victoria, Canada on 19–23 August 1997 and was organized by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The 1938 World Archery Championships was the 8th edition of the event. It was held in London, Great Britain on 8–13 August 1938 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).
Valerie Fabre is a French athlete who competes in compound archery. Her achievements include an individual gold medal at the 2004 European Archery Championships, multiple team medals at the World Archery Championships, stage wins at the FITA Archery World Cup in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and becoming the world number one ranked archer from July 2005 to June 2006.
Camilla Sømod, is a Danish athlete who competes in compound archery. She has represented the Danish national senior team since 1999. Her achievements include medals at the World Archery Championships (including gold at the Junior World Championships in 2002, FITA Archery World Cup, European Archery Championships, and becoming the world number one ranked archer in August 2009.
Gladys Willems is a Belgian compound archer. She has competed at the major World Archery Federation competitions, the World Cup, winning stage medals, and the World Archery Championships, winning a gold medal at the indoor championships. She set a world record of 149 for a 15-arrow round in 2011, a record which stood until broken by Sara Lopez's first ever perfect round of 150 in 2013, and a FITA round world record of 1411 in 2007 in Lausanne. The highest world ranking she has achieved is 4, in 2007.
Archery at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 22 to 26 August. The events took place at the Fangshan Sports Training Base in Nanjing, China.
Archery at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held 12–17 October 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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