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.
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.
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.

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.

Results

PlaceNameNationScore
Eugène Grisot263
Louis Vernet256
Gustave Cabaret255
4Charles Aubras231
5Charles Quervel223
6Albert Dauchez222
7Louis Salingre215
8Henri Berton212
9Eugène Richez210
10Edouard Beaudoin206
11Charles Vallée193
12John Keyworth190
13Émile Fisseux185
14Jean Louis de la Croix177
15Henry B. Richardson171
16Alfred Poupart155
17Oscar Jay134