The men's individual recurve competition at the 2015 World Archery Championships took place from 27 July to 2 August 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The reigning champion and world number one archer Lee Seung-yun was not selected for the South Korean team, so did not compete.
[1] The top 8 competitors, excluding those whose countries earned team qualifying spots in the team event, earned an individual qualifying spot for their country for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
An Olympic Secondary Tournament was held to rank competitors reaching the same round.
[4] Bye to third round Qualified for eliminations