Queenie Newall
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| Olympic medalist | |||
 Queenie Newall |
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| Gold | 1908 London | Double National round | |
Sybil Fenton "Queenie" Newall (October 17, 1854 in Littleborough, Lancashire - died June 24, 1929) is a British archer who won the gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. She was 53 years old at the time, still the oldest female gold medal winner at the Olympic Games.
Her score of 688 points gave her a victory of 46 points over the second-place finisher, Lottie Dod.
[edit] References
- 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 on 14 July 2006.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Newall, Queenie |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | British archer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17 October 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 24 June 1929 |
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