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The World Field Archery Championships is an international competition in field archery. Organised by World Archery, the Championships are held every two years, in host cities most frequently in Europe but occasionally in Australasia or North America.
| Number | Year | Location | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1969 |  Valley Forge | |
| 2 | 1970 |  Cardiff | |
| 3 | 1972 |  Gorizia | |
| 4 | 1974 |  Zagreb | |
| 5 | 1976 |  Molndal | |
| 6 | 1978 |  Geneva | |
| 7 | 1980 |  Palmerston North | |
| 8 | 1982 | Kingsclere | |
| 9 | 1984 |  Hyvinkää | |
| 10 | 1986 |  Radstadt | |
| 11 | 1988 | Bolzano | |
| 12 | 1990 |  Loen | |
| 13 | 1992 |  Margraten | |
| 14 | 1994 |  Vertus | |
| 15 | 1996 |  Kranjska Gora | |
| 16 | 1998 | Obergurgl | |
| 17 | 2000 | Cortina | |
| 18 | 2002 |  Canberra | |
| 19 | 2004 |  Plitvice | |
| 20 | 2006 | Gothenburg | |
| 21 | 2008 | Llwynypia | |
| 22 | 2010 |  Visegrád | |
| 23 | 2012 | Val d'Isère | |
| 24 | 2014 | Zagreb | |
| 25 | 2016 |  Dublin | |
| 26 | 2018 | Cortina | |
| 27 | 2022 | Yankton | |
| 28 | 2024 |  Lac La Biche |
Note: 1. Mixed team competition
Note: 1. Mixed team competition
| Year | Location | Recurve/Freestyle | Compound | Barebow/Instinctive | Team | Ref [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Radstadt | Simon Pavlin (YUG) | No Event | Izidor Pozar (YUG) | No Event | |
| 1988 | Bolzano | Andreas Lorenz (ITA) | No Event |  Thomas Mulleman (DEN) | No Event | |
| 2000 | Cortina | Daniela Ascenzi (ITA)1 | Giocomo Biaggini (ITA)1 | Luca Del Secco (ITA)1 | No Event | |
| 2002 | Canberra | |||||
| 2004 | Plitvice | Ivan Muznik (SLO) |  Stefano Zanobetti (ITA) | Andreas Lindstrom (SWE) | Slovenia | |
| 2006 | Gothenburg | Lars Eggestig (SWE) | Mikkel Norgaard (DEN) | Mattia Careggio (ITA) | Italy | |
| 2008 |  Llwynypia | Massimiliano Mandia (ITA) | Alex Bridgman (GBR) | No Event | No Event | |
| 2010 | Visegrád | Jarrod Nicholson (AUS) | Sean Elza (USA) | Raphael Petit Minuesa (FRA) |  Germany | |
| 2012 | Val d'Isère | Jesper Fredriksson (SWE) |  Renaud Domanski (BEL) | No Event | Germany | |
| 2014 | Zagreb | Matija Mihalic (CRO) | Mario Vavro (CRO) | Alessio Noceti (ITA) | Great Britain | |
| 2016 | Dublin | Alen Remar (CRO) | Nico Wiener (AUT) | Alessio Noceti (ITA) |  United States |
Note: 1. Unofficial
| Year | Location | Recurve/freestyle | Compound | Barebow/Instinctive | Team | Ref [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Bolzano | Carole Ferriou (FRA) | No Event | No Event | No Event | |
| 2000 | Cortina | No Event | Francesco Fabruzzo (ITA)1 | Aden Mulligan (GBR)1 | No Event | |
| 2002 | Canberra | No Event | ||||
| 2004 | Plitvice | Maja Žlender (SLO)1 | Isabell Danielsson (SWE)1 | Irene Mausoli (ITA)1 | No Event | |
| 2006 | Gothenburg | Malin Wallin (SWE)1 | Malin Johansson (SWE) | Petra Krt (SLO) | No Event | |
| 2008 | Llwynypia | Ana Umer (SLO) | No Event | No Event | No Event | |
| 2010 | Visegrád | Zoe Gobbels (BEL) | Emeline Salmon (FRA) | No Event | No Event | |
| 2012 | Val d'Isère | Marion Vives (FRA) | Sabrina Franzoi (ITA) | No Event | Great Britain | |
| 2014 | Zagreb | Miriam Trafford (USA) | Maja Orlic (CRO) | Anna Carrasco (ITA) | No Event | |
| 2016 | Dublin | Chiara Rebagliati (ITA) | Sophia Strachan (USA) | Sara Noceti (ITA) | Italia |
Note: 1. Unofficial
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