Eugène Richez (5 August 1864 - 31 October 1944) was a French

archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In mo ...

who 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 ...

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and at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

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. Richez entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 17th place with 418 points. He then competed in the Continental style contest, placing 9th at 210 points. Twelve years later he won two silver and one bronze medal.

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* * 1864 births 1944 deaths French male archers Archers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in archery Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{france-Olympic-medalist-stub