Archery
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueFrancis Olympic Field
Dates19–21 September 1904
No. of events6 (3 men, 3 women)
Competitors29 from 1 nation

At the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, six archery events were contested, of which three were men's and three were women's competitions. 23 men and 6 women constituted the field. As was common in early Olympic archery, the events held in 1904 had little resemblance to the previous edition's events. The events were essentially United States national championships: formally named the 26th Grand Annual Target Meeting of the National Archery Association and, while open to international entrants, having no foreign competitors (with some archers from the Philippines entering but not competing).[1] Team archery was introduced at these Games, as was women's archery.[2] The medalists were the same for both men's individual events (George Bryant taking gold, Robert Williams silver, and William Thompson bronze in both) and both women's individual events (Matilda Howell gold, Emma Cooke silver, Eliza Pollock bronze).[1][3] Howell finished with three golds as she was a member of the only women's team to appear.[1][3]

In addition to the six events recognized as Olympic events by the International Olympic Committee,[3] there were also medals awarded for the top scores at each range in the Olympic events, separate flight shooting (longest distance) events, and an "Anthropology Days" event.[1]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's double York round
George Bryant
 United States
Robert Williams
 United States
William Thompson
 United States
Men's double American round
George Bryant
 United States
Robert Williams
 United States
William Thompson
 United States
Men's team round
 United States
 United States
 United States
Women's double National round
Matilda Howell
 United States
Emma Cooke
 United States
Eliza Pollock
 United States
Women's double Columbia round
Matilda Howell
 United States
Emma Cooke
 United States
Eliza Pollock
 United States
Women's team round[3]
 United States
None awarded None awarded

Schedule

Legend
FFinal
Event19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep
Men's double American roundF
Men's double York roundF
Men's team roundF
Women's double Columbia roundF
Women's double National roundF
Women's team roundF

Participating nations

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States65516
Totals (1 entries)65516

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Archery at the 1904 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Archery at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "St. Louis 1904 Archery Results". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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