The men's double York 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 288 arrows each over the two rounds of 144. The competition was held on Friday, 17 July and Saturday, 18 July, with one round each day. Each round consisted of 72 arrows at 100 yards (91.4 m), 48 arrows at 80 yards (73 m), and 24 arrows at 60 yards (54.8 m).

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....

 won the competition to best his sister 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...

's result; she won the silver medal

Silver medal

A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

 in the women's competition

Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Women's double National round

The women's double National 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 144 arrows each over the two rounds of 72. The competition was held on Friday, 17 July and Saturday, 18...

. The United States' only archer won a bronze medal in this competition, preventing Great Britain from sweeping this event as they did the women's competition and France did the Continental-style event. A number of French archers entered the York round competition, though none did better than 16th place.

Twenty-seven archers from three nations competed.

Results

Place	Archer	Score
1		815
2		768
3		760
4		709
5		687
6		652
7		647
8		643
9		622
10		543
11		532
12		530
13		516
14		476
15		430
16		425
17		418
18		413
19		410
20		385
21		374
22		347
23		280
24		241
25		215
26		191
27		36 (DNF)

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 .