Field archery was introduced as a World Games sport at the 1985 World Games in London. At the 2013 World Games in Cali the field compound even was replaced with an outdoor target event.
Until 1993 this event was called freestyle.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1985 London | Göran Bjerendal (SWE) | Francis Notenboom (BEL) | Tommy Quick (SWE) |
1989 Karlsruhe | Francis Notenboom (BEL) | Jay Barrs (USA) | Ole Gammelgaard (DEN) |
1993 The Hague | Andrea Parenti (ITA) | Paul Vermeiren (BEL) | Martinus Grov (NOR) |
1997 Lahti | Sven Giesa (GER) | Andrea Parenti (ITA) | Fulvio Verdecchia (ITA) |
2001 Akita | Jay Barrs (USA) | Michele Frangilli (ITA) | Fulvio Verdecchia (ITA) |
2005 Duisburg | Michele Frangilli (ITA) | Alan Wills (GBR) | Alvise Bertolini (ITA) |
2009 Kaohsiung | Vic Wunderle (USA) | Michele Frangilli (ITA) | Sebastian Rohrberg (GER) |
2013 Cali | Jean-Charles Valladont (FRA) | Brady Ellison (USA) | Alan Wills (GBR) |
2017 Wrocław | Amedeo Tonelli (ITA) | Brady Ellison (USA) | Wataru Oonuki (JPN) |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1993 The Hague | Morgan Lundin (SWE) | Dominique Guyon (FRA) | Jean-Paul Laury (FRA) |
1997 Lahti | Morgan Lundin (SWE) | Niels Baldur (DEN) | Peter Penner (GER) |
2001 Akita | Dave Cousins (USA) | Björn Andersson (SWE) | Hervé Dardant (FRA) |
2005 Duisburg | Morgan Lundin (SWE) | Dejan Sitar (SLO) | Dave Cousins (USA) |
2009 Kaohsiung | Kelvin Wilkey (USA) | Alessandro Lodetti (ITA) | Christopher White (GBR) |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1985 London | Anders Rosenberg (SWE) | Roy Mundon (GBR) | Philip Bowen (GBR) |
1989 Karlsruhe | Wolfgang Sedmak (AUT) | Janne Hilli (FIN) | Cesare Rampi (ITA) |
1993 The Hague | Twan Cleven (NED) | Roy Mundon (GBR) | Mattias Fallgren (SWE) |
1997 Lahti | Mattias Larsson (SWE) | Rensco van Wees (NED) | Alessandro Gaudethi (ITA) |
2001 Akita | Erik Jonsson (SWE) | Žare Krajnc (SLO) | Mattias Larsson (SWE) |
2005 Duisburg | Erik Jonsson (SWE) | Mario Orlandi (ITA) | Mattias Larsson (SWE) |
2009 Kaohsiung | Giuseppe Seimandi (ITA) | Pasi Ahjokivi (FIN) | Sergio Massimo Cassiani (ITA) |
2013 Cali | Giuseppe Seimandi (ITA) | David Garcia Fernandez (ESP) | Bobby Larsson (SWE) |
2017 Wrocław | István Kakas (HUN) | John Demmer III (USA) | Martin Ottosson (SWE) |
Until 1993 this event was called freestyle.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1985 London | Lisa Buscombe (ITA) | Sandra Thompson (AUS) | Reinhild Weinlich (GER) |
1989 Karlsruhe | Catherine Pellen (FRA) | Ursula Sedmak (AUT) | Liselotte Svensson (SWE) |
1993 The Hague | Monica Angeli (ITA) | Catherine Pellen (FRA) | Liselotte Andersson (SWE) |
1997 Lahti | Ingrid Kihlander (SWE) | Liselotte Andersson (SWE) | Hedi Mittermaier (GER) |
2001 Akita | Carole Ferriou (FRA) | Elisabeth Grube (AUT) | Laure Barczynski (FRA) |
2005 Duisburg | Petra Ericsson (SWE) | Laure Barczynski (FRA) | Laurence Pecqueux (FRA) |
2009 Kaohsiung | Carole Ferriou (FRA) | Jessica Tomasi (ITA) | Naomi Folkard (GBR) |
2013 Cali | Naomi Folkard (GBR) | Elena Richter (GER) | Jessica Tomasi (ITA) |
2017 Wrocław | Lisa Unruh (GER) | Naomi Folkard (GBR) | Jessica Tomasi (ITA) |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1993 The Hague | Catharine Chapelin (FRA) | Carmen Ceriotti (ITA) | Fabiola Palazzini (ITA) |
1997 Lahti | Petra Ericsson (SWE) | Mari Henriksen (DEN) | Jozica Emersic (SLO) |
2001 Akita | Michelle Ragsdale (USA) | Giorgia Solato (ITA) | Françoise Valle (FRA) |
2005 Duisburg | Martina Schacht (GER) | Jamie Van Natta (USA) | Petra Friedl (AUT) |
2009 Kaohsiung | Petra Göbel (AUT) | Ingeborg Enthoven-Mokkenstorm (NED) | Ivana Buden (CRO) |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1985 London | Kornelia Fili (AUT) | Giuseppina Meini (ITA) | Lavina Bottazzi (ITA) |
1989 Karlsruhe | Nadine Visconti (FRA) | Giuseppina Meini (ITA) | Clara Admiral (NED) |
1993 The Hague | Patricia Lovell (GBR) | Marie Palm (SWE) | Anna Maria Bianchi (ITA) |
1997 Lahti | Jutta Schneider (GER) | Patricia Lovell (GBR) | Cristina Pugnaghi (ITA) |
2001 Akita | Barbara Guiducci (ITA) | Patricia Lovell (GBR) | Odile Boussière (FRA) |
2005 Duisburg | Monika Jentges (GER) | Reingild Linhart (AUT) | Luciana Pennacchi (ITA) |
2009 Kaohsiung | Eleonora Strobbe (ITA) | Christine Gauthe (FRA) | Monika Jentges (GER) |
2013 Cali | Lina Björklund (SWE) | Andrea Raigel (AUT) | Eleonora Strobbe (ITA) |
2017 Wrocław | Cinzia Noziglia (ITA) | Lina Björklund (SWE) | Martina Macková (CZE) |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2013 Cali | Reo Wilde (USA) | Pierre Julien Deloche (FRA) | Roberto Hernandez (ESA) |
2017 Wrocław | Stephan Hansen (DEN) | Esmaeil Ebadi (IRI) | Domagoj Buden (CRO) |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2013 Cali | Erika Jones (USA) | Camilla Søemod (DEN) | Sara Lopez (COL) |
2017 Wrocław | Sara López (COL) | Toja Ellison (SLO) | Christie Colin (USA) |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2013 Cali | United States (USA) Erika Jones Reo Wilde | Italy (ITA) Marcella Tonioli Sergio Pagni | Germany (GER) Kristina Berger Paul Titscher |
2017 Wrocław | Denmark (DEN) Stephan Hansen Sarah Sönnichsen | Mexico (MEX) Rodolfo González Linda Ochoa | United States (USA) Cassidy Cox Kris Schaff |
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