Louis-Albert Salingré was a French

archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern ...

who competed 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, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

. Salingré entered the double York round event in 1908, taking 22nd place with 347 points. He then competed in the Continental style contest, placing seventh at 215 points. He was the first son and eldest child of

Eugen d'Albert Eugen (originally Eugène) Francis Charles d'Albert (10 April 1864 – 3 March 1932) was a Scottish-born pianist and composer who immigrated to Germany. Educated in Britain, d'Albert showed early musical talent and, at the age of seventeen, h ...

and Louise Salingré.Paget, Clive
Did you hear about the six wives of Louis d'Albert?
''Limelight'', 5 October 2018

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* * * Year of birth missing Year of death missing French male archers Olympic archers for France Archers at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-archery-bio-stub