Henry Barber Richardson (May 19, 1889 in Boston, Massachusetts – November 19, 1963 in

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) was an American archer. He won two Olympic

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

s. Richardson was the first archer to win medals at two different editions of the Olympic Games as well as the youngest medallist at the

1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended s ...

at the age of 15 years and 124 days.Mallon, p. 19

1904 Summer Olympics

Richardson's first medal was in the team event at the

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. 15 years old at the time, he was a member of the Boston Archers team that finished third of four teams in the event with a total of 1268 points. Richardson also placed 9th in the double York round with 439 points and 10th in the double American round with 813 points.

1908 Summer Olympics

Four years later, at 19 years of age, he won his second bronze medal, this time in the men's double York round 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 ...

. Richardson's first round was solid, but not spectacular. His score of 343 put him in 5th place, 60 points behind the leader

William Dod William Dod (18 July 1867 – 8 October 1954) was a British archer. He won the gold medal in the men's double York round at the 1908 Summer Olympics on his 41st birthday. William Dod was born in Bebington, Cheshire, a descendant of Sir An ...

. In the second half of the competition, however, Richardson shone. He took honors for the best round of the tournament, with 417 points (only 22 points fewer than his two-round sum 4 years previously), despite gaining little ground against Dod, who shot a 412. Richardson trailed

Reginald Brooks-King Reginald Brooks-King (27 August 1861 – 19 September 1938) was a Welsh archer. He was born in Dixton, Monmouth, Wales, to James Pearce King and Katherine Bagnall. He won the silver medal in the men's double York round at the 1908 Summer Olympi ...

by only 1 point with 3 arrows left, before finally finishing in third with 760 points to Dod's 815 and Brooks-King's 768. He also entered the Continental style event, placing 15th with 171 points. He would later graduate from Harvard University and Harvard Medical School.

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Henry Richardson on databaseOlympics.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Henry Barber 1889 births 1963 deaths American male archers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in archery Archers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Harvard College alumni Harvard Medical School alumni Sportspeople from Boston