Gustave Cabaret
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Gustave Cabaret was a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 archer
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...

. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...

 in London
London
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Cabaret entered the men's double 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...

 event in 1908, taking 26th place with 191 points.

That last-place finish was not repeated in the second event of the men's archery competitions in 1908. Cabaret won the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

 in the Continental style
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. Arrows were shot singly. Each archer shot 40 arrows, with the target 50 metres distant. The event was held on 20 July....

, scoring 255 points to finish 8 behind Eugène Grisot
Eugène Grisot
Eugène G. Grisot was a French archer. He won a gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Grisot entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 19th place with 410 points....

 and only 1 behind Louis Vernet
Louis Vernet (archer)
Louis Vernet was a French archer. He won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Vernet entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 20th place with 385 points....

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