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.Official Report, p. 33.

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.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.

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.Official Report, p. 105.

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).Official Report, pp. 415–16.

Results

Place Name Nation Score Eugène Grisot 263 Louis Vernet 256 Gustave Cabaret 255 4 Charles Aubras 231 5 Charles Quervel 223 6 Albert Dauchez 222 7 Louis Salingre 215 8 Henri Berton 212 9 Eugène Richez 210 10 Edouard Beaudoin 206 11 Charles Vallée 193 12 John Keyworth 190 13 Émile Fisseux 185 14 Jean Louis de la Croix 177 15 Henry B. Richardson 171 16 Alfred Poupart 155 17 Oscar Jay 134

References

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 .