2026 World Archery 3D Championships: Yankton Results

France finished on top of the medal table at the 2026 World Archery 3D Championships in Yankton, South Dakota, led by David Jackson, who won his third world title in barebow men. Slovenia's Tim Jevsnik and France's Aude Ama-Cormerais took the compound titles, and Austria's Johanna Pitschmann won longbow women at 63.

The championships ran from 28 September to 3 October 2026 at the same Yankton venue that hosted the World Field Championships the week before.

Individual champions

Opponents are listed where World Archery's final report names them.

The story of the finals

Barebow men. Jackson led qualification with 948 points and went on to beat Spain's Cesar Vera Bringas in the final for his third world 3D title. He also won gold with France's men's team the day before.

Barebow women. Virginie Chevrier won in her first world championships, beating Austria's Rosemarie Leitner. Italy's defending champion Cinzia Noziglia had led qualification with 921 points, 20 ahead of 18-year-old American Avo Jones.

Compound men. Austria's Nico Wiener, the reigning Hyundai Archery World Cup Final champion, set the pace in qualification with 1007 of a possible 1056 points. Slovenia's Tim Jevsnik beat him in the final.

Compound women. France's Aude Ama-Cormerais beat Austria's Ingrid Ronacher, who had led qualification with 968 and won this title in 2019.

Longbow and traditional. Johanna Pitschmann, described by World Archery as one of the older competitors in the field, won longbow women. Zibrandt Christensen of Denmark won traditional bow men, his second title after 2017, having led qualification with 913.

How the championships worked

World Archery's preview set out the format:

• Divisions: compound, barebow, traditional bow and longbow. There is no Olympic recurve division at the 3D worlds.
• Qualification: two days of 24 targets each, with two arrows at every target and all distances unmarked. The maximum score was 1056 points, 528 per day.
• Eliminations: six marked targets per match in the early rounds and quarterfinals, and four targets in the semifinals and finals.
• Schedule: qualification on 29 and 30 September, eliminations on 30 September and 1 October, individual finals on 2 October and team finals on 3 October.

Unmarked distances make range estimation part of the contest. Our longbow vs recurve comparison explains how the longbow and traditional classes differ.

Qualification leaders

Yankton's back-to-back world championships

Hosting the field and 3D worlds consecutively made Yankton the centre of non-target archery for two weeks. Speaking to local station KTIV, NFAA Foundation president Bruce Cull called it "a big thing for Yankton, it's a big thing for South Dakota and a big thing for the tri-state area." Wiener, a former youngest-ever world 3D champion, told KTIV: "It's all about archery and I like it really much here because it's a big archery facility."

What it means

France's result continues the strength of European nations in 3D archery, which we also saw in Italy's dominant 2024 championships at Mokrice. For archers starting out, 3D remains one of the most accessible competitive formats: life-size animal targets, natural terrain and divisions for traditional bows as well as compounds.

Frequently asked questions

Where were the 2026 World Archery 3D Championships held?

At the NFAA Easton Yankton Archery Center in Yankton, South Dakota, USA, from 28 September to 3 October 2026.

Who won barebow men at the 2026 World 3D Championships?

France's David Jackson, his third world 3D title after 2019 and 2022.

Which country topped the medal table?

France, ahead of Austria and Russia, according to World Archery.

Is recurve part of the World 3D Championships?

No. The divisions are compound, barebow, traditional bow and longbow.