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Archery at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's double York round

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Venue
  
World's Fair grounds

Competitors
  
16 from 1 nation

Date
  
September 20

The men's double York round event was part of the archery programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. A York round consisted of 72 arrows shot at 100 yards, 48 arrows shot at 80 yards, and 24 arrows shot at 60 yards. The total number of arrows for a double round was 288. The competition was held on Tuesday, September 20, 1904.

Sixteen archers all from the United States competed.

Results

The result is based on points. One point was awarded to the archer scoring the highest score at each distance as well as one point was awarded for the most hit on target at each distance. Two points were awarded to the archer scoring the highest total score as well as two points were awarded for the most total targets hit. A maximum of ten points was possible. Ties were broken on total score, and then on total targets hit.

References

Archery at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's double York round Wikipedia