Barebow world records recognised

The international rules for using barebows in target archery were finally approved in 2019, and the first 23 world records for barebow archers become official on 1 April 2020.

A total of 54 valid record claims were made, and scores recorded by 16 archers from Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Italy, Latvia, New Zealand, Slovenia, Sweden and the USA have been accepted. In a sign of limited availability of record-status outdoor shoots currently available, all nine confirmed outdoor records were shot at one event in New Zealand.

The world records for the men’s and women’s 60-arrow 18-metre ranking round stand at 566 and 543 points, shot by Theis Thormond Hjort and Claire Xie respectively.

Many world records remain unclaimed, including all 12 team records, which must be shot at an international event. All records are now available to claim as soon as international competition officially resumes at the end of June. A full list of current world records is available online at: https://worldarchery.org/world-records