Queenie Newall

Queenie Newall

Sybil Fenton Newall (October 17, 1854 – June 24, 1929), best known as Queenie Newall, was a British archer who won the gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. She was 53 years old at the time, still the oldest female gold medal winner at the Olympic Games.

Newall was born in Littleborough, Lancashire in 1854.

Newall's Olympic score of 688 points gave her a victory of 46 points over the second-place finisher, Lottie Dod.

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External links

* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NEWALQUE01 Queenie Newall on databaseOlympics.com ]

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