Olympic medalist
William Dod
Medal record
Men's Archery
Gold	1908 London	Double York round

William Dod (born July 18, 1867 in Bebington, Cheshire – died October 8, 1954 in London) was a British archer. He won the gold medal in the men's double York round at the 1908 Summer Olympics on his 41st birthday. Archery at the Summer Olympics had its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 13 Olympiads. ... The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad, were held in 1908 in London, England. ... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... , Bebington is a small town and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England. ... For other uses, see Cheshire (disambiguation). ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows. ... Gold Medal is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004. ... The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad, were held in 1908 in London, England. ...

William Dod was a descendant of Sir Anthony Dod of Edge, who commanded the English archers at the Battle of Agincourt. Combatants Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Commanders Henry V of England Charles dAlbret Strength About 6,000 (but see Modern re-assessment). ...

Dod was educated at home by private tutors and his family fortune, gathered from the cotton trade, meant that he never had to work for a living. He indulged his passion for the sporting life as both a stratch golfer and a big game hunter. He took up archery at the home of the Legh family, who had an estate close to the Dods in Cheshire and were one of the greatest names in the sport. For other uses, see Cheshire (disambiguation). ...

Neither Dod nor his sister Lottie took part in competitive archery until they moved from Cheshire south to Berkshire in 1906, where they joined the newly formed Welford Park archery club. Within two and a half years Dod had became Olympic Champion. William Dod mastered the torrential rain on the first day of the Olympic competition to hold a 10-point advantage. When the rain gave way to swirling wind conditions on the second day, Dod forged ahead and comfortably took gold with a margin of 47 points over Reginald Brooks-King. Charlotte Lottie Dod (24 September 1871 – 27 June 1960) was an English sportswoman best known as a tennis player. ... Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows. ... For other uses, see Cheshire (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

He went to win the Grand National Archery title, effectively the British national title, in 1909 and 1911. Dod retired from competition after the 1911 championship and rekindled his love of golf. In 1912 he reached the 4th round of the British Amateur Championship. The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held in the United Kingdom. ...

After the outbreak of The Great War Dod enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers and served as a private in the trenches for a brief time before successfully applying for a transfer to the Royal Navy. He spent a year as an administrative officer in France with the Royal Navy Air Service before being invalided back home to England. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) was a regiment in the British Army. ... A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ...

William and Lottie Dod settled at Westward Ho in Devon after World War II and settled to a life of golf in retirement. In his eighties he moved back to London and died in Earl's Court in 1954. Westward Ho can refer to several things: Westward Ho! (book), a novel by Charles Kingsley Westward Ho! a town in the UK, named after the book Westward Ho!, a novel by James Kirke Paulding Westward Ho the 1935 movie Westward Ho Hotel and Casino a Las Vegas, USA hotel and... For other uses, see Devon (disambiguation). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Earls Court is a place in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in London, England. ...

References

• 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 on 9 July 2006.

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External links

• William Dod on databaseOlympics.com