Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, three archery events were contested. Great Britain sent 41 archers (25 female and 16 male), France sent 15 men, and the United States sent one man.

Medal summary

Official 1908 Highlight Film Archery @ 1:46

Queenie Newall

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's double York round	William Dod Great Britain (GBR)	Reginald Brooks-King Great Britain (GBR)	Henry B. Richardson United States (USA)
Men's Continental style	Eugène Grisot France (FRA)	Louis Vernet France (FRA)	Gustave Cabaret France (FRA)
Women's double National round	Queenie Newall Great Britain (GBR)	Lottie Dod Great Britain (GBR)	Beatrice Hill-Lowe Great Britain (GBR)

Participating nations

57 archers from 3 nations competed.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain (GBR)	2	2	1	5
2	France (FRA)	1	1	1	3
3	United States (USA)	0	0	1	1

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 .

Events at the 1908 Summer Olympics (London)

Archery Athletics Boxing Cycle polo (unofficial) Cycling Diving Fencing Figure skating Football Gymnastics Field hockey Jeu de paume Lacrosse Polo Rackets Rowing Rugby Sailing Shooting Swimming Tennis Tug of war Water motorsports Water polo Wrestling

Archery at the Summer Olympics

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List of medalists List of Olympic records List of venues

Coordinates: 51°30′49″N 0°13′39″E / 51.5136°N 0.2274°E / 51.5136; 0.2274

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