2001 World Archery Championships – Men's individual compound

The men's individual compound competition at the 2001 World Archery Championships took place in September 2001 in Beijing, China. 88 archers entered the competition. Following a qualifying 144 arrow FITA round, the top 64 archers qualified for the 6-round knockout tournament, drawn according to their qualification round scores. The semi-finals and finals then took place on 23 September.

Qualifying
The following archers were the leading 8 qualifiers:

• # Dejan Sitar (Champion)

• # 🇦🇺 Clint Freeman (3rd round)

• # 🇦🇹 Gerhard Kranabeter (3rd round)

• # 🇮🇹 Mario Ruele (Quarterfinal)

• # 🇫🇷 Stephane Sauvignon (1st round)

• # 🇸🇪 Morgan Lundin (2nd place)

• # 🇩🇪 Robert Hesse (3rd round)

• # Henning Kornbek (3rd round)