Lizzie Foster

Lizzie Foster[1] (10 September 1856 – 9 February 1948)[2] was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[3] Foster competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 7th place in the event with 553 points.[2][4]

Foster competed with the Vale of White Horse Archers.[2]

References
  1. Her name is listed as "Lizzie Foster" in Olympedia, with a note that she was previously listed as "Mrs. C. Priestley Foster". The IOC results page, as of 1 September 2021, continues to list her as "Mrs. C. Priestley Foster".
  2. "Lizzie Foster". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "V. W. H. Priestley-Foster Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. "London 1908 Archery Double National Round 60Y 50Y Women Results". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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.


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