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.
The archery events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held over an eight-day period from 27 July to 3 August. Four events took place, all being staged at Lord's Cricket Ground in front of temporary stands built to accommodate up to 6,500 spectators.
Rick van der Ven is a Dutch archer who started to practise archery at the age of 8.
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.
The 1985 World Archery Championships was the 33rd edition of the event. It was held in Seoul, South Korea on 1–5 October 1985 and was organised 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).
The 1933 World Archery Championships was the 3rd edition of the event. It was held at the Ranelagh Club in London, Great Britain from 31 July to 5 August 1933 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).
The World Archery Rankings is a ranking system developed by the World Archery Federation for international competitive archery. It is calculated using a points system and published following major World Archery tournaments.
Fred van Zutphen, is a retired Dutch athlete who competes in compound archery. Amongst his achievements are competing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the recurve discipline, where he reached the last 16, winning stages in the team competition at the FITA Archery World Cup in 2006 and 2009, winning silver medals at the European Archery Championships and becoming the world number one ranked archer in 2003.
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.
Lee Seung-yun is a South Korean archer. After winning medals at the World Youth Championships, he was first selected for the South Korean archery team in 2013, in which year he won team and individual medals at the 2013 Archery World Cup, finishing 4th in the World Cup Final in Paris, and reached the final of the 2013 World Archery Championships where he defeated teammate and Olympic champion Oh Jin-hyek. He reached a career high world ranking of 5 in 2013, and in 2016 he ranked 8th.
The 2006 Archery World Cup was the first edition of the international archery circuit, designed to highlight archery in some of the world's "most spectacular" locations following the success of the 2003 World Championships in New York City and the 2004 Summer Olympics. The best individual and mixed performers in each discipline over the three legs then joined host representatives in qualifying for the finals.
The 2007 Archery World Cup was the 2nd edition of the international archery circuit, organised by the World Archery Federation. The best individual and mixed performers in each discipline over the three legs then joined host representatives in qualifying for the Finals.
The 2009 Archery World Cup was the 4th edition of the international archery circuit, organised by the World Archery Federation. The best individual and mixed performers in each discipline over the three legs then joined host representatives in qualifying for the finals.
The 2010 Archery World Cup was the 5th edition of the annual international archery circuit, organised by the World Archery Federation.
The 2011 Archery World Cup was the 6th edition of the annual international archery circuit, organised by the World Archery Federation. The best individual and mixed performers in each discipline over the three legs then joined host representatives in qualifying for the finals.
The 2014 Archery World Cup was the 9th edition of the annual international archery circuit, organised by the World Archery Federation.
The 2012 Archery World Cup was the 7th edition of the annual international archery circuit, organised by the World Archery Federation. As 2012 was an Olympic year, the World Cup consisted of three, not four legs. The best individual and mixed performers in each discipline over the three legs then joined host representatives in qualifying for the finals.
The 2013 Archery World Cup was the 8th edition of the annual international archery circuit, organised by the World Archery Federation. Archers in the recurve and compound disciplines acquired qualifying points based on their performance. The top mixed team and the top seven individual archers over the course of the four stages joined the leading non-qualified host nation archer for the finals.
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