Archery Facts
Gold Ring:
To get within the ‘gold ring’, Olympic archers have to be able to hit a target the size of a coffee can lid or 4.8 inches in diameter from a distance of seven bus lengths, and that is 70 meters or 229.659 Feet!
During the Middle Ages:
During the Middle Ages, a skilled long-bowman could release between 10-12 arrows per minute. That’s an arrow every five/six seconds!
1904 Olympics:
In the 1904 Olympics, archery was the only women’s sport.
Out of the nearly 100 sports at the 1904 Olympics, archery was the only event in which women were allowed to compete. The competition took place on September 19 and 20 and involved six contestants, five of whom were part of Ohio’s Cincinnati Archers Club. 45-year-old Lida Howell, the nation’s undisputed top lady archer, coasted to the gold medal in both the Double Columbia and Double National rounds.
for more information about the 1904 Olympics goto https://www.history.com/news/8-unusual-facts-about-the-1904-st-louis-olympics
The first official Paralympic Games:
The first official Paralympic Games were held in Rome in 1960. Eight sports debuted, including archery. Though the sport began for veterans with World War II spinal cord injuries, it has opened up over time to include all athletes. (Other sports at the first games included wheelchair fencing and table tennis.)
1900 Olympic Games:
Archers participating in the 1900 Olympic Games used live pigeons as targets.
Dominate Eye:
Archers shoot with their dominant eye, not their dominant hand. Thus, even if an archer is right-handed, he/she may shoot with their left-hand.
No Football Allowed:
No Football Allowed! At the start of the Hundred Years War between England and France [1337 – 1453], King Edward III needed plenty of skilled soldiers so he banned football to make men concentrate on practicing their archery.
A quiver:
A quiver is a container for archery ammunition. A Quiver may also refer to a group of Cobras.
Toxophilite:
Definition of toxophilite: a person fond of or expert at archery. tox·oph·i·lite | täk-ˈsä-fə-ˌlīt