Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's Continental style

The men's Continental style was one of three archery events on the Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was held on 20 July. NOCs were limited to 30 competitors each, though none came close to this maximum.[1][2]

Men's Continental style
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Archery competitions inside White City Stadium during the 1908 games.
VenueWhite City Stadium
Date20 July
Competitors17 from 3 nations
Medalists
Eugène Grisot  France
Louis Vernet  France
Gustave Cabaret  France
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Just as the British dominated the York round archery, the French dominated the Continental-style. The one Briton to formally enter placed 12th, while the American placed 15th. However, "several" of the British archers who had competed in the double York round event also joined in the shooting for this event without competing for medals. One, Robert Backhouse, shot a score of 260. He received a Diploma of Merit for the accomplishment, which would have earned a silver medal had he been shooting in competition.[3]

Louis Vernet and Henri Berton each hit the target with all 40 arrows. Eugène Grisot, Gustave Cabaret, Charles Aubras, and Louis Salingre each missed only once.[4]

Competition format

Each archer shot 40 arrows, with the target 50 metres distant. Arrows were shot singly. Each hit was worth 9, 7, 5, 3, or 1 points depending on which ring was hit; an arrow touching two rings would count as hitting the higher value. Ties were broken first by number of hits, then by number of golds (hits in the 9-point ring).[5]

Results
PlaceNameNationScore
Eugène Grisot France263
Louis Vernet France256
Gustave Cabaret France255
4Charles Aubras France231
5Charles Quervel France223
6Albert Dauchez France222
7Louis Salingre France215
8Henri Berton France212
9Eugène Richez France210
10Edouard Beaudoin France206
11Charles Vallée France193
12John Keyworth Great Britain190
13Émile Fisseux France185
14Jean Louis de la Croix France177
15Henry B. Richardson United States171
16Alfred Poupart France155
17Oscar Jay France134

References
  1. Official Report, p. 33.
  2. "Archery at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Continental Style". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. Official Report, pp. 101–02. The report says that there were "four shooters at each target, of which there were seven," suggesting a total of 28 men participated. Setting aside the 17 formal competitors and Backhouse, this leaves 10 unknown British archers who participated without contending for medals.
  4. Official Report, p. 105.
  5. Official Report, pp. 415–16.

Sources
  • Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Archery 1908". Accessed 8 April 2006. Available electronically at .
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