Eugène G. Grisot (19 December 1866 – 2 May 1936) was a French

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. He won a

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at the

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. Grisot entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 19th place with 410 points. In the Continental style event, he had considerably more success, scoring 263 points over 40 arrows to take 1st place in the event. Twelve years later, he was able to win three more medals at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

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External links

Eugène Grisot on databaseOlympics.com

* 1866 births 1936 deaths Archers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for France French male archers Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in archery Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub