Archery At The 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's Continental Style
The men's Continental style was one of three archery events on the Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was held on 20 July. NOCs were limited to 30 competitors each, though none came close to this maximum.Official Report, p. 33. Just as the British dominated the York round archery, the French dominated the Continental-style. The one Briton to formally enter placed 12th, while the American placed 15th. However, "several" of the British archers who had competed in the double York round event also joined in the shooting for this event without competing for medals. One, Robert Backhouse, shot a score of 260. He received a Diploma of Merit for the accomplishment, which would have earned a silver medal had he been shooting in competition.Official Report, pp. 101–02. The report says that there were "four shooters at each target, of which there were seven," suggesting a total of 28 men participated. Setting aside the 17 formal competitors and Backhouse, this leave ...
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White City Stadium
White City Stadium was a stadium located in White City, London, England. Built for the 1908 Summer Olympics, it hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and other sports like swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car racing, concerts and a match at the 1966 World Cup. From 1927, it was a venue for greyhound racing, hosting the English Greyhound Derby until its closure in 1984. The stadium was demolished in 1985 and the site is now occupied by White City Place. History Designed by the engineer J. J. Webster and completed in 10 months by George Wimpey, on part of the site of the Franco-British Exhibition, this stadium with a seating capacity of 68,000 was opened by King Edward VII on 27 April 1908 after the first stanchion had been placed in position by Lady Desborough on 2 August 1907. The cost of construction was £60,000. Upon completion, the stadium had a running track and three laps to the mile (536 m); outside there was a , cycle track. The ...
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Albert Dauchez
France competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Medalists France finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with five gold medals and 19 medals overall. Results by event Archery The French team was one of three to take part in the archery competitions in 1908. They dominated the Continental style of archery, with the 15 French archers taking the top 11 places, as well as 13th, 14th, 16th, and 17th. The two non-French archers in the event, a Briton and an American, took 12th and 15th, respectively. The team did not do as well in the York rounds, with none of the 10 French archers who also competed in it placing better than 16th. Athletics France's best athletics result was Géo André's silver medal in the high jump. Boxing France competed in 4 of the 5 boxing events, not winning any bouts. Cycling France took one of the gold medals in cycling with a win in the men's tandem. Schilles also finished first in the men's sprint ...
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Alfred Poupart
Alfred Poupart (5 June 1876- February 1963) was a French archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ... in London. Poupart entered the men's double York round event in 1908. He was the only archer of the 27-man field to not finish, withdrawing partway through the first round with only 36 points. He then competed in the Continental style contest, placing 16th at 155 points. References * * Archers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for France French male archers 1876 births 1963 deaths 20th-century French sportspeople {{France-archery-bio-stub ...
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Henry B
Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (father of Portugal's first king) ** Prince Henry the Navigator, Infante of Portugal ** Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne * King of Germany ** Henry the Fowler (876–936), first king of Germany * King of Scots (in name, at least) ** Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545/6–1567), consort of Mary, queen of Scots ** Henry Benedict Stuart, the 'Cardinal Duke of York', brother of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was hailed by Jacobites as Henry IX * Four kings of Castile: **Henry I of Castile **Henry II of Castile **Henry III of Castile **Henry IV of Castile * Five kings of France, spelt ''Henri'' in Modern French since the Renaissance to italianize the name and ...
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Jean Louis De La Croix
Jean Louis S. de la Croix was a French archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo .... De la Croix entered the men's Continental style event in 1908, taking 14th place with 177 points. References External links * * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Archers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for France French male archers {{France-archery-bio-stub ...
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Émile Fisseux
Émile Léon Fisseux (born 15 February 1868 in Paris, date of death unknown) was a French competitor in the sport of archery. Fisseux competed in one event in Archery at the 1900 Summer Olympics, taking third place in the 50 metre Au Cordon Doré competition. His score of 28 points was one point behind the second-place archer, Hubert Van Innis, and three points behind the winner, Henri Hérouin. While Fisseux received no medal at the time, he is currently considered to be a bronze medallist by the International Olympic Committee.- Prizes at the time were silver medals for first place and bronze medals for second, as well as usually including cash awards. The current gold, silver, bronze medal system was initiated at the 1904 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee has retroactively assigned medals in the current system to top three placers at early Olympics. Fisseux also competed in Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics, three ...
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John Keyworth
John Bunyan Keyworth (9 May 1859 – 24 April 1954) was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire Lincoln () is a cathedral city, a non-metropolitan district, and the county town of Lincolnshire, England. In the 2021 Census, the Lincoln district had a population of 103,813. The 2011 census gave the urban area of Lincoln, including North H .... Keyworth entered the double York round event in 1908, taking ninth place with 622 points. He also competed in the Continental style event, placing twelfth at 190 points. References External links profile* * 1859 births 1954 deaths Sportspeople from Lincoln, England British male archers Olympic archers for Great Britain Archers at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century British sportspeople {{UK-archery-bio-stub ...
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Charles Vallée
Charles Vallée (born 18 November 1861, date of death unknown) was a French archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo .... Vallié entered the men's Continental style event in 1908, taking 11th place with 193 points. References External links * * Charles Vallée's profile at Sports Reference.com 1861 births Year of death missing Archers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic archers of France French male archers {{France-archery-bio-stub ...
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Eugène Richez
Eugène Richez (5 August 1864 - 31 October 1944) was a French archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

Charles Quervel
Charles Quervel was a French archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ... in London. Quervel entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 24th place with 241 points. He then competed in the Continental style contest, placing 5th at 223 points. References External links * * * 19th-century births 20th-century deaths Archers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for France French male archers Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{france-archery-bio-stub ...
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Eugène Grisot
Eug̬ne G. Grisot (19 December 1866 Р2 May 1936) was a French archer. He won a gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Grisot entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 19th place with 410 points. In the Continental style event, he had considerably more success, scoring 263 points over 40 arrows to take 1st place in the event. Twelve years later he was able to win three more medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,