Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Women's double National round
| Women's double National round at the Games of the IV Olympiad
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| Dates | July 17–18 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 1 nation | ||||||||||||
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Queenie Newall |
 Great Britain
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Lottie Dod |
Great Britain
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Beatrice Hill-Lowe |
Great Britain
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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 July, with one round each day. Each round consisted of 48 arrows at 60 yards (54.8 m) and 24 arrows at 50 yards (45.7 m).
Great Britain was the only nation to send female archers, ensuring that they swept this event. Queenie Newall, at 53 years of age, set a record for oldest female Olympic gold medallist that appears unlikely to be broken. Lottie Dod took second place, not quite matching her brother William Dod's gold medal finish in the men's York round.
Twenty-five archers only from Great Britain competed.
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