List of World Championships medalists in archery
This is a List of World Championships medalists in outdoor target archery. The World Archery Championships are one of the three pinnacle events organised by the World Archery Federation and the event with the longest continuous history, the others being the Olympic archery competition and the World Cup.| Number | Year | Location | Events |
| 1 | 1931 |  Lwów | |
| 2 | 1932 | Warsaw | |
| 3 | 1933 |  London | |
| 4 | 1934 |  Båstad | |
| 5 | 1935 |  Brussels | |
| 6 | 1936 |  Prague | |
| 7 | 1937 |  Paris | |
| 8 | 1938 | London | |
| 9 | 1939 |  Oslo | |
| 10 | 1946 | Stockholm | |
| 11 | 1947 | Prague | |
| 12 | 1948 | London | |
| 13 | 1949 | Paris | |
| 14 | 1950 |  Copenhagen | |
| 15 | 1952 | Brussels | |
| 16 | 1954 | Oslo | |
| 17 | 1955 |  Helsinki | |
| 18 | 1957 | Prague | |
| 19 | 1958 | Brussels | |
| 20 | 1959 | Stockholm | |
| 21 | 1961 | Oslo | |
| 22 | 1963 | Helsinki | |
| 23 | 1965 | Västerås | |
| 24 | 1967 |  Amersfoort | |
| 25 | 1969 |  Valley Forge | |
| 26 | 1971 | York | |
| 27 | 1973 | Grenoble | |
| 28 | 1975 |  Interlaken | |
| 29 | 1977 |  Canberra | |
| 30 | 1979 |  Berlin | |
| 31 | 1981 |  Punta Ala | |
| 32 | 1983 | Los Angeles | |
| 33 | 1985 |  Seoul | |
| 34 | 1987 | Adelaide | |
| 35 | 1989 | Lausanne | |
| 36 | 1991 |  Kraków | |
| 37 | 1993 |  Antalya | |
| 38 | 1995 |  Jakarta | |
| 39 | 1997 |  Victoria | |
| 40 | 1999 | Riom | |
| 41 | 2001 |  Beijing | |
| 42 | 2003 | New York | |
| 43 | 2005 |  Madrid | |
| 44 | 2007 |  Leipzig | |
| 45 | 2009 |  Ulsan | |
| 46 | 2011 | Turin | |
| 47 | 2013 | Belek | |
| 48 | 2015 | Copenhagen | |
| 49 | 2017 |  Mexico City | |
| 50 | 2019 | 's-Hertogenbosch | |
Champions
Recurve
''Note: 1. Unofficial; 2. DisputedCompound
| Year | Location | Men's Individual | Women's Individual | Men's Team | Women's Team | Mixed Team | Ref |
| 1995 | Jakarta | | | | | | |
| 1997 | Victoria | | | | | | |
| 1999 | Riom | | | | | | |
| 2001 | Beijing | | | | | | |
| 2003 | New York | | | | | | |
| 2005 | Madrid | | | | | | |
| 2007 | Leipzig | | | | | | |
| 2009 | Ulsan | | | | | | |
| 2011 | Turin | | | | | | |
| 2013 | Belek | | | | | | |
| 2015 | Copenhagen | | | | | | |
| 2017 | Mexico City | | | | | | |
| 2019 | 's-Hertogenbosch | | | | | | |
Recurve
Competition format:
- 1933–1955: International long and short rounds
- 1957–1985: FITA round
- 1987–: Olympic round
Women's individual
Competition format:
- 1933–1955: International long and short rounds
- 1957–1985: FITA round
- 1987–: Olympic round
Men's team
Competition format:
- 1933–1955: International long and short rounds, cumulative total of leading archers per country
- 1957–1985: FITA round, cumulative total of leading archers per country
- 1987–: Olympic round
Women's team
Competition format:
- 1933–1955: International long and short rounds, cumulative total of leading archers per country
- 1957–1985: FITA round, cumulative total of leading archers per country
- 1987–: Olympic round
Competition format:
- 2011–: Olympic round
Mixed individual
Mixed team (1931–32)
- The mixed team event was an unofficial event
Compound
Men's individual
Women's individual
Men's team
Women's team
Mixed team (2011–)
Including medals earned in the unofficial team events in 1931–1936
