Reginald Brooks-King (27 August 1861 – 19 September 1938) was a

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. He was born in Dixton, Monmouth,

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, to James Pearce King and Katherine Bagnall. He won the

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in the men's double York round at the

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. Brooks-King shot a 393 in the first round of the competition, held in

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. This put him in second place, 10 points behind leader William Dod halfway through the event. On the second day of shooting, Brooks-King hit a 375 to take fourth place on the day but second place overall with 768 points, well behind Dod but 8 points ahead of Henry B. Richardson in third.

Biography

Reginald Brooks-King was one of seven children born to James Pearce King and Katherine Bagnall in Dixton, Monmouth. Reginald was a student at King's College, London, studying engineering and applied sciences from 1880 to 1882. From 1886 to 1887 he was second draughtsman in the drawing office of W.G Bagnall. He married Jessie Bagnall in January 1893 and together they had two children, Morrice Brooks-King and Edith Marian Brooks-King. He played

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for

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in the 1903

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, making two appearances. Reginald died in 1938 in Devon, United Kingdom.

References

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External links

Reginald Brooks-King on databaseOlympics.com

Reginald Brooks-King
The Malvern Register 1865–1905, p. 75.

1861 births 1938 deaths Archers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic archers of Great Britain Welsh male archers Welsh Olympic medallists Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Sportspeople from Monmouth, Wales Olympic medalists in archery Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Welsh cricketers Wiltshire cricketers {{UK-archery-bio-stub