Auguste Serrurier
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Auguste Serrurier 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...

 competitor in the sport of 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...

. Serrurier competed in two events, taking second place in both the Sur la Perche à la Herse and the Sur la Perche à la Pyramide competitions. He is now considered by the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
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 to have won two 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....

s. No scores are known from those competitions, though it is known that Serrurier tied with Emile Druart
Emile Druart
Emile Druart was a Belgian competitor in the sport of archery. Druart competed in one event, taking second place in the Sur la Perche à la Herse competition. He is now considered by the International Olympic Committee to have won a silver medal...

for second in the à la Herse event, and both are silver medallists.
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