Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Archery at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
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Venue | White City Stadium |
Dates | 17–20 July 1908 |
No. of events | 3 (2 men, 1 women) |
Competitors | 57 from 3 nations |
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Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, three archery events were contested. Great Britain sent 41 archers, France sent 15, and the United States sent one.[1] Great Britain was the only nation to enter athletes in the women's event, guaranteeing them a medals sweep.
Medal summary
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's double York round details | William Dod![]() | Reginald Brooks-King![]() | Henry B. Richardson![]() |
Men's Continental style details | Eugène Grisot![]() | Louis Vernet![]() | Gustave Cabaret![]() |
Women's double National round details | Queenie Newall![]() | Lottie Dod![]() | Beatrice Hill-Lowe![]() |
Participating nations
57 archers from 3 nations competed.
France (15)
Great Britain (41)
United States (1)
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
References
- ^ "Archery at the 1908 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
Sources
- Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Archery 1908". Accessed 8 April 2006. Available electronically at [1] Archived 29 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
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