2015 World Archery Championships

The 2015 World Archery Championships was the 48th edition of the event. It was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 26 July to 2 August 2015 and was organised by World Archery Federation (formerly known as FITA).^[1] Qualification and elimination rounds took place at the Sundby Idrætspark, with the medal matches on 1–2 August outside the Danish Parliament building Christiansborg Palace. The competition was preceded by the World Archery Congress on 24–25 July.^[2]

2015 World Archery Championships
Location	Copenhagen, Denmark
Start date	26 July
End date	2 August
Competitors	623 from 96 nations
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2015 World Archery Championships
Men		Recurve		Compound
Women		Recurve		Compound
Team		Men's recurve		Men's compound
Team		Women's recurve		Women's compound
Mixed team		Recurve		Compound

The programme featured was the same as previous World Championships, with individual, team, and mixed team events in the compound and recurve disciplines. A record number of athletes has entered: 623 archers across the four disciplines.^[3] As well as participation, the Championships also broke public engagement and awareness records.^[4]

The competition was also the first opportunity for recurve athletes to secure qualification for their NOCs at the 2016 Summer Olympics. An Olympic Secondary Tournament was held to rank finishers for the purposes of Olympic qualification.^[5]