Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's Continental style

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The men's Continental style was one of three archery events on the Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Arrows were shot singly. Each archer shot 40 arrows, with the target 50 metres distant. The event was held on 20 July.

Just as the British dominated the York round archery, the French dominated the Continental-style. The one Briton to enter placed 12th, while the American placed 15th. However, in a demonstration event, R. O. Backhouse of Great Britain shot a 260 in forty arrows at 50 metres. He received a Diploma of Merit for the accomplishment, which would have earned a silver medal had he been shooting in competition.

[edit] Results

Place	Name	Nation	Score
1	Eugène Grisot	France	263
2	Louis Vernet	France	256
3	Gustave Cabaret	France	255
4	Charles Aubras	France	231
5	Charles Quervel	France	223
6	Albert Dauchez	France	222
7	Louis Salingre	France	215
8	Henri Berton	France	212
9	Eugène Richez	France	210
10	Edouard Beaudoin	France	206
11	Charles Vallié	France	193
12	John Keyworth	Great Britain	190
13	Émile Fisseux	France	185
14	Jean Louis de la Croix	France	177
15	Henry B. Richardson	United States of America	171
16	Alfred Poupart	France	155
17	Oscar Jay	France	134

[edit] 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].