Ethel Isabel Armitage (21 June 1873 – 17 October 1957) was a

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. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in

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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.

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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 {{UK-archery-bio-stub