Archery at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Sur la Perche à la Herse

The Sur la Perche à la Herse event was part of the archery programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Only the names of the three top placers are known.

Sur la Perche à la Herse at the Games of the II Olympiad
Contemporary photograph of the Bois de Vincennes, where the event took place
Venue	Bois de Vincennes
Dates	15–16 July
Competitors	129 from 3 nations
Medalists
Emmanuel Foulon  Belgium Auguste Serrurier  France Emile Druart  Belgium

There were at most 126 other competitors in this event, as 129 archers competed in the two "à la perche" events. However, whether all of those archers entered both events or not (and if not, how many actually did contest each) is unknown. The event was contested on 15 and 16 July 1900. The Netherlands likely had archers in the event; 6 Dutch archers competed in the 1900 Olympic archery events though which events they entered specifically is unknown.

Background

This was the only appearance of the men's Sur La Perche À La Herse.

Competition format

Little is known about the format of the competition, other than that the targets were on poles at 28 metres, and that it may be related to Popinjay Archery, in which the archer must hit a small bird-shaped target on an elevated pole.

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
Sunday, 15 July 1900 Monday, 16 July 1900		Final

Results

Rank	Archer	Nation	Score
	Emmanuel Foulon	Belgium	Unknown
	Auguste Serrurier	France	Unknown
	Emile Druart	Belgium	Unknown
4–129?	Unknown competitors	Unknown	Unknown

External links

• International Olympic Committee medal winners database
• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Archery 1900". Accessed 17 January 2006. Available electronically at [1].
• Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.