Ethel Isabel Armitage (21 June 1873 – 17 October 1957) was a
British
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archer
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. She competed at the
1908 Summer Olympics in
London
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. She was born in
Salford, Greater Manchester. Armitage competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the
double National round. She took 6th place in the event with 582 points.
References
External links
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Ethel Armitage's profile at Sports Reference.com
1873 births
1957 deaths
People from Salford
Archers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Olympic archers of Great Britain
English female archers
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