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Double York Round, Men

Date17 – 18 July 1908
StatusOlympic
LocationWhite City Stadium, London
Participants27 from 3 countries
Format72 arrows at 100 yards (91.4 metres), 48 arrows at 80 yards (73.2 metres), and 24 arrows at 60 yards (54.9 metres) on each day (288 arrows in all).

William Dod led after the first day, scoring 403 with 91 hits, to lead Reginald Brooks-King, who posted marks of 393 and 93. John Penrose was 3rd after day one, with Henry Richardson only in 5th place. On Saturday, Richardson had the highest score, with 417 points and 93 hits, followed by Dod who scored 412 with 94 hits. However, Dod’s marks sufficed to keep him in the lead and earn him the gold medal.

William Dod was certainly not favored. Since 1900, the British National Championship had been divided among Brooks-King (5 titles - 1900, 1902-03, 1906, 1908), with John Penrose, John Bridges, Eyre Hussey, and Hugh Nesham winning a single championship.

Dod would win his only British title in 1909. He was the brother of Lottie Dod, the runner-up in the women’s archery, and likely the greatest female all-arounder in British sporting history. They were appropriately descended from Sir Antony Dod of Edge, who commanded the English archers at Agincourt. From a wealthy family, William Dod never had to worry about school or work, and spent his time in the pursuit of his sporting interests. He was also quite accomplished in golf and big game hunting.

PosCompetitorNOCPointsTargets HitGolds100 y80 y60 y
1William DodGBR81518513292 (1)299 (2)224 (2)Gold
2Reginald Brooks-KingGBR7681847250 (4)300 (1)218 (4)Silver
3Henry RichardsonUSA7601708248 (5)291 (3)221 (3)Bronze
4John PenroseGBR7091759259 (3)244 (7)206 (5)
5John BridgesGBR68716515194 (9)253 (6)240 (1)
6Harold JamesGBR6521560212 (8)275 (4)165 (10)
7Theodore RobinsonGBR64715317267 (2)188 (13)192 (8)
8Hugh NeshamGBR6431537181 (11)267 (5)195 (6)
9John KeyworthGBR6221629244 (6)234 (8)144 (15)
10Perry KeeneGBR5431316166 (12)204 (10)173 (9)
11Capel PownallGBR5321447237 (7)184 (14)111 (22)
12Joseph StopfordGBR53012417182 (10)204 (11)144 (14)
13Robert BackhouseGBR5161229100 (20)222 (9)194 (7)
14Robert HeathcoteGBR4761187118 (17)198 (12)160 (11)
15Geoffrey CornewallGBR4301127165 (13)144 (21)121 (19)
16Henri BertonFRA425958128 (16)156 (19)141 (17)
17Eugène RichezFRA4181103142 (15)157 (18)119 (21)
18Charles CoatesGBR4131093148 (14)165 (15)100 (24)
19Eugène GrisotFRA4101001089 (22)162 (16)159 (12)
20Louis VernetFRA3851035104 (18)138 (22)143 (16)
21Richard Bagnall-OakeleyGBR374944104 (19)149 (20)121 (20)
22Louis-Albert SalingréFRA34787639 (25)158 (17)150 (13)
23Albert DauchezFRA28068495 (21)86 (25)99 (25)
24Charles QuervelFRA24163121 (26)90 (24)130 (18)
25Édouard BeaudoinFRA21559442 (24)92 (23)81 (26)
26Gustave CabaretFRA19153471 (23)14 (27)106 (23)
27Alfred PoupartFRA3610019 (27)17 (26)