Eugène Richez

Eugène Richez (5 August 1864 - 31 October 1944[1]) was a French archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.

Olympic medal record
Men's Archery
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Moving bird 50m, team
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Moving bird 33m, team
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Moving bird 28m, team

Richez entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 17th place with 418 points. He then competed in the Continental style contest, placing 9th at 210 points. Twelve years later he won two silver and one bronze medal.[2]

References
  1. Acte de décès (avec date et lieu de naissance) à Paris 20e, n° 3468, vue 10/31.
  2. "Eugène Richez". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  • 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 12 July 2006.


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