Women's double Columbia round
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Contemporary photograph of Francis Field, where the event took place
VenueFrancis Field
Date19 September
Competitors6 from 1 nation
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Matilda Howell  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emma Cooke  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jessie Pollock  United States

The women's double Columbia round event was part of the archery programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, 19 September 1904. Six archers, all from the host United States, competed.[1] The event was won by Matilda Howell, the first of her three gold medals in the 1904 archery competitions.[2] Emma Cooke and Jessie Pollock earned silver and bronze, respectively.[2] The three women would finish in the same positions a day later in the double National round event.[3]

Background

This was the only appearance of the event.[3] The 1904 Olympic archery events were part of the 26th Grand Annual Target Meeting of the National Archery Association, with competition open to international competitors though none actually competed.[4] It was thus largely an American national championship,[4] though the International Olympic Committee recognizes the winners as Olympic medalists.[2] Medals were also given out for the best score at each range, though these medals are not recognized as Olympic.[4]

Howell was a strong favorite. She won 17 national championships in 20 appearances from 1883 to 1907.[3]

Competition format

A Columbia round consisted of 12 arrows at each of 50, 40, and 30 yard distances. The total number of arrows for the double round was 72. The result was based on points. A total of 10 points were available. One point was awarded to the archer scoring the highest score at each distance as well as one point for the most hit on target at each distance. Two points were awarded to the archer scoring the highest total score as well as two points for the most total targets hit. Ties were broken on total score, and then on total targets hit.[3]

Schedule

The double Columbia round event was held on the first day of the three-day archery tournament, along with the men's double American round.[4]

Legend
FFinal
Event19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep
Men's double American roundF
Men's double York roundF
Men's team roundF
Women's double Columbia roundF
Women's double National roundF
Women's team roundF

Results

Howell was dominant, with a total score 237 points greater than the other two medalists. She received 9.5 out of the possible 10 points (2 for best total score, 2 for most total hits, 1 each for best score at each of the three distances, 1 each for most hits at 30 yards and 40 yards, and 0.5 for tying Cooke for most hits at 30 yards). The other 0.5 point went to Cooke for that 30-yard hits tie, giving her silver. Pollock had the best score of archers with 0 points, earning bronze.[3]

RankArcherNationPointsScore
1st place, gold medalist(s)Matilda Howell United States9.5867
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Emma Cooke United States0.5630
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Jessie Pollock United States0630
4Laura Woodruff United States0547
5Mabel Taylor United States0243
6Leonie Taylor United States0229

References

  1. ↑ "Archery at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Women's Double Columbia Round". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "St. Louis 1904 Archery Double Columbia Round 50Y 40Y 30Y Women Results". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Double Columbia Round, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Archery at the 1904 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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