Henri Louis Hérouin, Sr. (born 19 February 1876 in

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, date of death unknown) was a French competitor in the sport of

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. Hérouin won the first prize, and is now considered by the

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to have won the

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, in the 50 metre Au Cordon Doré event at the first Olympic appearance of archery, in the

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. His score of 31 put him 2 points above his closest competitor Hubert Van Innis. Hérouin also beat van Innis in the Championnat du Monde event, 22-16. This event is not considered Olympic by the IOC.

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# - 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

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