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 100th anniversary celebration, he was declared as by the WAF as "Archer of the Century"
Jose Parica is a Filipino professional pool player from Manila, nicknamed "Amang" and "the Giant Killer." As a Philippine Hall of Famer, he was a part of the "Filipino invasion" in the United States, especially in the game of nine-ball.
Hugh MacDonald is a male archer from Canada. He graduated from the University of Waterloo in 1997 with a degree in pure math.
Brady 'The Arizona Cowboy' Ellison is an American archer who competes in recurve archery. He is currently a Resident Athlete at the United States Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. He holds the record for the longest continuous period as the world number-one-ranked men's recurve archer, from August 2011 to April 2013. He earned his nickname "The Prospector" during the 2015 world championships due to his proclivity for 'finding gold'.
Deepika Kumari is an Indian athlete who competes in the event of archery, is currently ranked World No. 9, and is a former world number one. She won a gold medal in the 2010 Commonwealth games in the women's individual recurve event. She also won a gold medal in the same competition in the women's team recurve event along with Dola Banerjee and Bombayala Devi.
Danielle Brown MBE is a British competitive archer. She has competed in the Paralympic Games winning gold medals in Beijing and London and has also won medals shooting in the able bodied category including the Commonwealth Games. Brown is a keynote speaker, and her published work include the children's self development book Be Your Best Self.
Janina Kurkowska-Spychajowa is a Polish archer. With an unprecedented five overall FITA Outdoor Archery World Championships titles, Kurkowska-Spychajowa is the most decorated archer at the World Championships. Her medal haul at the World Championships level spanned 24 years, from 1931 when she won an (mixed) individual silver medal in the inaugural World Championships until 1955 when she helped Poland to win a ladies' team bronze medal.
Fiji competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, having appeared at every games since 1956 except the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to its support for the American-led boycott.
The 1933 World Archery Championships was the 3rd edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held at the Ranelagh Club in London, Great Britain in July and August 1933 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA). It was the first time that separate men's and women's competitions were organised.
Hardy Ward was a World Champion archer who represented the United States.
Dorothy Lidstone is a former World Champion archer who represented Canada.
Nancy Vonderheide, later Nancy Kleinman, was a World Champion archer who represented the United States.
Hans Teodor Deutgen was a World Champion archer who represented Sweden.
Oswald "O.K." Smathers was a national and World Champion archer who represented the United States.
Jean Lee (1925–2010) was a former World Champion archer who represented the United States.
Victoria Cook was a World Champion archer who represented the United States.
Patrick Huston is a British competitive archer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He captured three world championship titles under the youth level, and eventually competed as a member of Team GB's archery squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics, losing the second round match to the eventual champion Ku Bon-chan of South Korea. Huston currently trains full-time under senior national coach Richard Priestman for Archery UK, while remaining a loyal founding member of East Belfast Archery Club.
The United States competed at the 1933 World Archery Championships in London, Great Britain from 31 July to 5 August 1933.
