Eugène Grisot

Eugène G. Grisot (19 December 1866 2 May 1936) was a French archer. He won a gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Grisot entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 19th place with 410 points.

Olympic medal record
Men's archery
Representing  France
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Continental style
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Moving bird 50 m, team
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Moving bird 33 m, team
Bronze medal – third place 1920 AntwerpMoving bird 28 m, team

In the Continental style event, he had considerably more success, scoring 263 points over 40 arrows to take 1st place in the event. Twelve years later he was able to win three more medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.[1]

References

  1. "Eugène Grisot". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

Sources

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Archery 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 12 July 2006.


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