Beatrice Hill-Lowe
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1908 London | Double National round |
Beatrice Geraldine Hill-Lowe (26 January 1868 – 2 July 1951) was an Irish[1] archer who represented Britain. She was born in County Louth, Ireland. She was the first Irishwomen to win an Olympic medal. She won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[2]
Hill-Lowe competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took third place in the event with her 618 points, 70 behind champion Queenie Newall's tally.
References
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 14 July 2006.
- Beatrice Hill-Lowe's profile at Sports Reference.com
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