The women's double National round was one of three archery

Archery

Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...

 events on the archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, three archery events were contested. Great Britain sent 41 archers , France sent 15 men, and the United States sent one man.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-Sources:...

 programme. Arrows were shot in ends, or groups, of three. The archers shot a total of 144 arrows each over the two rounds of 72. The competition was held on Friday, 17 July and Saturday, 18 July, with one round each day. Each round consisted of 48 arrows at 60 yards (54.8 m) and 24 arrows at 50 yards (45.7 m).

Great Britain was the only nation to send female archers, ensuring that they swept this event. Queenie Newall

Queenie Newall

Sybil Fenton Newall , best known as Queenie Newall, was a British archer who won the gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London...

, at 53 years of age, set a record for oldest female Olympic gold medallist that appears unlikely to be broken. Lottie Dod

Lottie Dod

Charlotte "Lottie" Dod was an English sportswoman best known as a tennis player. She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship five times, the first one when she was only fifteen, in the summer of 1887...

 took second place, not quite matching her brother William Dod

William Dod

William Dod 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....

's gold medal finish in the men's York round

Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's double York round

The men's double York round was one of three archery events on the archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Arrows were shot in ends, or groups, of three. The archers shot a total of 288 arrows each over the two rounds of 144. The competition was held on Friday, 17 July and Saturday, 18...

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Twenty-five archers only from Great Britain competed.

Results

Place	Archer	Score	Hits
1		688
2		642
3		618
4		605
5		587
6		582
7		553
8		534
9		522
10		510
11		503	109
12		503	107
13		500
14		498
15		484
16		483
17		465
18		451
19		427
20		419
21		410
22		387
23		385
24		323
25		316

Sources

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