World Para Archery Championship was first held in 1998 in the UK and take place every two years. [1]
| Number | Year | Location | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 |  Stoke Mandeville | |
| 2 | 1999 |  Christchurch | |
| 3 | 2001 |  Nymburk | |
| 4 | 2003 |  Madrid | |
| 5 | 2005 |  Massa Carrara | |
| 6 | 2007 |  Cheongju | |
| 7 | 2009 | Nymburk | |
| 8 | 2011 | Turin | |
| 9 | 2013 |  Bangkok | |
| 10 | 2015 [2] |  Donaueschingen | |
| 11 | 2017 |  Beijing | |
| 12 | 2019 [3] |  Hertogenbosch | |
| 13 | 2022 [4] |  Dubai | |
| 14 | 2023 [5] | Plzeň |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Imrich Lyocsa  Slovakia | ||
| 1999 Christchurch | Raimo Tirronen  Finland | ||
| 2001 Nymburk | An Tae-Sung South Korea | ||
| 2003 Madrid | Imrich Lyocsa Slovakia | ||
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Serhiy Atamanenko  Ukraine | ||
| 2007 Cheongju | Dong Zhi China | ||
| 2009 Nymburk | Mustafa Ak  Turkey | Fabrice Meunier  France | Timur Tuchinov  Russia |
| 2011 Turin | Dong Zhi China | Kim Suk Ho South Korea | Timur Tuchinov Russia |
| 2013 Bangkok | Timur Tuchinov Russia | Yuriy Kopiy Ukraine | Vaclav Kostal Czech Republic |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Eric Bennett  United States | Shi Xucheng China | Gholamreza Rahimi  Iran |
| 2017 Beijing | Zhao Lixue China | Hanreuchai Netsiri Thailand | Anton Ziapaev Russia |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Suresh Selvathamby  Malaysia | Eric Bennett United States | Bato Tsydendorzhiev Russia |
| 2022 Dubai | Tomohiro Ueyama  Japan | Guillaume Toucoullet France | Park Jun Beom South Korea |
| 2023 Plzeň | Kevin Mather United States | Ruslan Tsymbaliuk Ukraine | Mohammad Reza Arab Ameri Iran |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Anita Chapman Great Britain | ||
| 1999 Christchurch | Anita Chapman Great Britain | ||
| 2001 Nymburk | Lee Hwa Sook South Korea | ||
| 2003 Madrid | Alicja Bukanska  Poland | ||
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Lee Hwa Sook South Korea | ||
| 2007 Cheongju | Eliane Salden-Otten Netherlands | ||
| 2009 Nymburk | Eliane Salden-Otten Netherlands | Kim Ran Sook South Korea | Lee Hwa Sook South Korea |
| 2011 Turin | Gao Fangxia China | Irina Batorova Russia | Magali Comte  Switzerland |
| 2013 Bangkok | Brigitte Duboc France | Liang Qiurong China | Milena Olszewska Poland |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Wu Chunyan China | Svetlana Barantseva Russia | Elisabetta Mijno Italy |
| 2017 Beijing | Zahra Nemati Iran | Merve Nur Eroglu Turkey | Wu Chunyan China |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Wu Chunyan China | Milena Olszewska Poland | Svetlana Barantseva Russia |
| 2022 Dubai | Vincenza Petrilli Italy | Pooja  India | Milena Olszewska Poland |
| 2023 Plzeň | Wu Chunyan China | Milena Olszewska Poland | Wu Yang China |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Lee Ouk Soo South Korea | ||
| 1999 Christchurch | Jung Young Joo South Korea | ||
| 2001 Nymburk | Lee Ouk Soo South Korea | ||
| 2003 Madrid | Lee Ouk Soo South Korea | ||
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Lee Hong Gu South Korea | ||
| 2007 Cheongju | Lee Hong Gu South Korea | ||
| 2009 Nymburk | Muhammad Salam Sidik Malaysia | Lee Hong Gu South Korea | Russell Wolfe United States |
| 2011 Turin (W1/W2) | Ebrahim Ranjbarkivaj Iran | Lee Myeong Gu South Korea | Muhammad Salam Sidik Malaysia |
| 2013 Bangkok | Hanreuchai Netsiri Thailand | Paul Browne Great Britain | Tseng Lung Hui  Chinese Taipei |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Kathy Critchlow-Smith Great Britain | ||
| 1999 Christchurch | Paola Fantato Italy | ||
| 2001 Nymburk | Paola Fantato Italy | ||
| 2003 Madrid | Sandra Truccolo Italy | ||
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Nako Hirasawa Japan | ||
| 2007 Cheongju | Xiao Yanhong China | ||
| 2009 Nymburk | Gizem Girismen Turkey | Marketa Sidkova Czech Republic | Lelia Maufras Du Chatellier France |
| 2011 Turin (W1/W2) | Xiao Yanhong China | Zahra Nemati Iran | Hatice Bayar Turkey |
| 2013 Bangkok | Zahra Nemati Iran | Xiao Yanhong China | Lee Mi Hyang South Korea |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Finland | ||
| 1999 Christchurch | Slovakia | ||
| 2001 Nymburk | South Korea | ||
| 2003 Madrid | South Korea | ||
| 2005 Massa Carrara | South Korea | ||
| 2007 Cheongju | South Korea | ||
| 2009 Nymburk | Spain | Turkey | Russia |
| 2011 Turin | Russia | South Korea | Ukraine |
| 2013 Bangkok | Russia | France | Great Britain |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Russia | South Korea | China |
| 2017 Beijing | Russia |  United States | Poland |
| 2019 Den Bosch | United States | Russia | China |
| 2022 Dubai | Iran | Great Britain | Russian Archery Federation |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Italy | ||
| 1999 Christchurch | Italy | ||
| 2001 Nymburk | South Korea | ||
| 2003 Madrid | South Korea | ||
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Japan | ||
| 2007 Cheongju | China | Great Britain | South Korea |
| 2009 Nymburk | South Korea | Czech Republic | Turkey |
| 2011 Turin | China | South Korea | Iran |
| 2013 Bangkok | China | Thailand | South Korea |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | China | Russia | South Korea |
| 2017 Beijing | China | Russia | Italy |
| 2019 Den Bosch | China | Turkey | Italy |
| 2022 Dubai | Italy | Russian Archery Federation |  Mongolia |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Turin | Iran | China | Thailand |
| 2013 Bangkok | Poland | Ukraine | Iran |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | China | Russia | Italy |
| 2017 Beijing | Italy |  Brazil | Iran |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Russia | Italy | China |
| 2022 Dubai | Italy | Thailand | Poland |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Alberto Simonelli Italy | ||
| 1999 Christchurch | John Murray Great Britain | ||
| 2001 Nymburk | Anders Grondberg  Sweden | ||
| 2003 Madrid | Keijo Kallunki Finland | ||
| 2005 Massa Carrara | John Stubbs Great Britain | ||
| 2007 Cheongju | Kevin Evans  Canada | ||
| 2009 Nymburk | Kevin Evans Canada | Pavlo Nazar Ukraine | Fred Stevens Great Britain |
| 2011 Turin | Philippe Horner Switzerland | John Stubbs Great Britain | Abdullah Sener Turkey |
| 2013 Bangkok | John Stubbs Great Britain | Jere Forsberg Finland | Gianpaolo Cancelli Italy |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Lee Ouk Soo South Korea | Alberto Simonelli Italy | John Stubbs Great Britain |
| 2017 Beijing | Ai Xinliang China | Andre Shelby United States | Ben Thompson United States |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Ben Thompson United States | Murat Turan Turkey | Matt Stutzman United States |
| 2022 Dubai | Matt Stutzman United States | Aleksandr Gombozhapov Russian Archery Federation | Bair Shigaev Russian Archery Federation |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Ann-Christine Nilsson Sweden | ||
| 1999 Christchurch | Brenda Saxon Great Britain | ||
| 2001 Nymburk | Brenda Saxon Great Britain | ||
| 2003 Madrid | Bruna Coladarci Italy | ||
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Melanie Clarke Great Britain | ||
| 2007 Cheongju | Danielle Brown Great Britain | ||
| 2009 Nymburk | Danielle Brown Great Britain | Melanie Clarke Great Britain | Olga Polegaeva Russia |
| 2011 Turin | Danielle Brown Great Britain | Stepanida Artakhinova Russia | Zandra Reppe Sweden |
| 2013 Bangkok | Burcu Dağ Turkey | Danielle Brown Great Britain | Melanie Clarke Great Britain |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Eleonora Sarti Italy | Lin Yueshan China | Kim Mi Soon South Korea |
| 2017 Beijing | Zhou Jiamin China | Tatiana Andrievskaia Russia | Lin Yueshan China |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Nur Syahidah Alim  Singapore | Jessica Stretton Great Britain | Tatiana Andrievskaia Russia |
| 2022 Dubai | Tatiana Andrievskaia Russian Archery Federation | Maria Andrea Virgilio Italy | Phoebe Paterson Pine Great Britain |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Stoke Mandeville | Zdenek Sebek Czech Republic | ||
| 1999 Christchurch | Zdenek Sebek Czech Republic | ||
| 2001 Nymburk | Zdenek Sebek Czech Republic | ||
| 2003 Madrid | Jeff Fabry United States | ||
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Jeff Fabry United States | ||
| 2007 Cheongju | Jeff Fabry United States | ||
| 2009 Nymburk | Peter Kinik Slovakia | Jeff Fabry United States | Norbert Murphy Canada |
| 2011 Turin | Osmo Kinnunen Finland | David Drahoninsky Czech Republic | Jean-Pierre Antonios Finland |
| 2013 Bangkok | Jean-Pierre Antonios Finland | Jeff Fabry United States | David Drahoninsky Czech Republic |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Nymburk | Italy | ||
| 2003 Madrid | United States | ||
| 2005 Massa Carrara | South Korea | ||
| 2007 Cheongju | South Korea | ||
| 2009 Nymburk | South Korea | Great Britain | Germany |
| 2011 Turin | Great Britain | South Korea | Sweden |
| 2013 Bangkok | Great Britain | Italy | Slovakia |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | United States | Turkey | Italy |
| 2017 Beijing | Italy | Iran | United States |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Iran | Turkey | China |
| 2022 Dubai | Iran |  Australia | Slovakia |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Turin | Czech Republic | United States | Japan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Cheongju | Great Britain | ||
| 2009 Nymburk | Great Britain | Japan | Turkey |
| 2011 Turin | Russia | Great Britain | China |
| 2013 Bangkok | Russia | United States | Japan |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Russia | Germany | Italy |
| 2017 Beijing | Iran | China | Russia |
| 2019 Den Bosch | China | Great Britain | Russia |
| 2022 Dubai | Turkey | Russian Archery Federation | Iran |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Turin | Russia | Great Britain | Sweden |
| 2013 Bangkok | Turkey | Great Britain | Italy |
| 2015 Donaueschingen | China | Great Britain | Italy |
| 2017 Beijing | Russia | Iran | Great Britain |
| 2019 Den Bosch | China | Russia | Italy |
| 2022 Dubai | Russia Archery Federation | India | Great Britain |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Donaueschingen | David Drahoninsky Czech Republic | John Walker Great Britain | Fabio Azzolini Italy |
| 2017 Beijing | Jeff Fabry United States | Omer Asik Turkey | Konstantin Donskoi Russia |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Bahattin Hekimoglu Turkey | Li Ji China | David Drahoninsky Czech Republic |
| 2022 Dubai | Yigit Caner Aydin Turkey | Nihat Turkmenoglu Turkey | David Drahoninsky Czech Republic |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Guo Ying China | Jo Frith Great Britain | Jessica Stretton Great Britain |
| 2017 Beijing | Jessica Stretton Great Britain | Jo Frith Great Britain | Victoria Rumary Great Britain |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Elena Krutova Russia | Kim Ok Geum South Korea | Liu Jing China |
| 2022 Dubai | Lisa Coryell United States | Nil Misir Turkey | Elena Krutova Russian Archery Federation |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Donaueschingen | United States | Russia | China |
| 2017 Beijing | Turkey | Russia | Italy |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Turkey | China | Russia |
| 2022 Dubai | Turkey | Russian Archery Federation | Czech Republic |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Dubai | Russian Archery Federation | Turkey | Only two teams entered |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Great Britain | China | Russia |
| 2017 Beijing | Great Britain | Russia | Japan |
| 2019 Den Bosch | China | Russia | Japan |
| 2022 Dubai | Russian Archery Federation | Italy | Czech Republic |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Massa Carrara | Massimo Oddone Italy | ||
| 2007 Cheongju | Steve Prowse Great Britain | ||
| 2009 Nymburk | Massimiliano Piombo Italy | Ruben Van Hollebeke  Belgium | Janice Walth United States |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Janice Walth United States | Roger Rees-Evans Great Britain | Hazel Hockley Australia |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Ruben Van Hollebeke Belgium | Christos Misos  Cyprus | Daniel Martin Anaya Spain |
| 2022 Dubai | Ruben Van Hollebeke Belgium | AHMED Tanveer  Pakistan | PIRAN Daniele Italy |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Donaueschingen | Steve Prowse Great Britain | Peter Price Great Britain | Carmel Bassett Great Britain |
| 2019 Den Bosch | Steve Prowse Great Britain | Giovanni Maria Vaccaro Italy | Nicholas Thomas Great Britain |
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