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
VenueBois de Vincennes
Dates15–16 July
Competitors129 from 3 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Emmanuel Foulon  Belgium
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Auguste Serrurier  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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.[1] 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.[2]

Background

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This was the only appearance of the men's Sur La Perche À La Herse.[2]

Competition format

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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.[2]

Schedule

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

Results

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

References

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  1. ^ "Archery at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Sur La Perche à La Herse". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Sur La Perche À La Herse, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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