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Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Coordinates: 51°30′49″N 0°13′39″E / 51.5136°N 0.2274°E / 51.5136; 0.2274
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Archery
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueWhite City Stadium
Dates17–20 July 1908
No. of events3 (2 men, 1 women)
Competitors57 from 3 nations
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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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Official 1908 Highlight Film Archery @ 1:46
Archery competitions inside White City Stadium during the 1908 games.
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's double York round
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William Dod
 Great Britain
Reginald Brooks-King
 Great Britain
Henry B. Richardson
 United States
Men's Continental style
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Eugène Grisot
 France
Louis Vernet
 France
Gustave Cabaret
 France
Women's double National round
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Queenie Newall
 Great Britain
Lottie Dod
 Great Britain
Beatrice Hill-Lowe
 Great Britain

Participating nations

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57 archers from 3 nations competed.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)2215
2 France (FRA)1113
3 United States (USA)0011
Totals (3 entries)3339

References

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  1. ^ "Archery at the 1908 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

Sources

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  • 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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