The 1931 World Archery Championships was the inaugural edition of the event. It was held in Lwów, Poland in August 1931.
Following the competition, on 4 September, the World Archery Federation (FITA) was formally founded by the four nations which sent representatives to the Championships (Sweden, Czechoslovakia, France, Poland) along with representatives of the United States, Hungary, and Italy.
Medals summary Individual Team René Allexandre Gaston Quentin Gaston Ducatel Michał Sawicki Jan Choina Zbigniew Kosiński Janina Kurkowska Maria Krolówna Irena Stefańska
Medals table
Results Individual Competitors shot arrows from three distances, 30 meters, 40 meters, and 50 meters, at a round static ringed target. The scores in each round were aggregated, and competitors ranked by total score.
Rank Name Nation 30m 40m 50m Total 1 Michał Sawicki 82 176 220 478 2 Janina Kurkowska 67 160 240 467 3 René Allexandre 51 162 242 455 4 Emil Heilbron 90 148 196 434 5 Gaston Quentin 66 148 206 420 6 Gaston Ducatel 54 138 210 402 7 Irena Stefańska 72 137 182 391 8 Jan Choina 54 149 182 385 9 Zygmunt Piwowarski 52 145 188 385 10 Zbigniew Kosiński 66 126 190 382 11 Mirosław Teraszkiewicz 49 134 198 381 12 Paul Demare 57 119 177 353 13 Stanisława Sikorówna 55 136 135 326 14 Irena Komańska 49 112 162 323 15 Maria Krolówna 64 103 138 305 16 Kazimierz Sokołowski 42 106 140 288 17 Maria Kościeszanka 35 96 118 249 18 Jan Hörn 50 115 67 232 19 Maria Trajdosówna 24 48 97 169 20 Jaroslay Fiala 22 80 48 150 21 Berta Laskova 31 22 57 110
Team An unofficial team competition was also held. Three teams of three archers each entered, two representing Poland and a third team from France, who won the tournament.
Rank Name Nation 30m 40m 50m Total 1 René Allexandre Gaston Quentin Gaston Ducatel 51 66 54 162 148 138 242 206 210 455 420 402 2 Michał Sawicki Jan Choina Zbigniew Kosiński 3 Janina Kurkowska Irena Stefańska Maria Krolówna
References
External links World Archery website Complete results