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archery - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about archery (659 words) |
 | Outside of the Olympics, competition is divided into various disciplines, which are split further into Classic (or Recurve) and Compound divisions depending on the type of bow used. |
| Outdoor target archery, of which the Olympic competition is a part, involves shooting at a variety of fixed distances on an open, flat field. |
| Clout archery is long distance shooting in which competitors shoot to a ‘clout’, a flat surface on the ground, at a distance of between 125 m/410 ft and 185 m/607 ft. Flight archery is an exercise in achieving the greatest distance for an arrow. |
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| The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad, were held in 1908 in London, England. |
| For the first time the Olympic creed saying that "the most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part" was publicly proclaimed, and its creator, a bishop from Pennsylvania, uttered it at a mass held at St. |
| Serbia and Montenegro were still out of the Olympic affairs, and the first athlete from these parts of Europea to win an Olympic gold medal was a British water polo player and swimmer name Paul Radmilović, who was originally from Boka Kotorska and Dubrovnik. |
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