Matilda Howell
Matilda Scott "Lida" Howell (born August 28, 1859 - † December 20, 1939 ) was an American archer .
In 1975 she was inducted into the Archery Hall of Fame .
Life
Howell began her athletic career in the late 1870s. After becoming Ohio State Champion in 1881 and 1882 , she won a total of 18 American championship titles between 1883 and 1907. In 1895 she set a record that was not broken until 1931.
At the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis , archery was the only sport that allowed women. Howell won three gold medals; in the Double National Round , in the Double Columbia Round and in the Team Round (team evaluation). She is the first ever three-time Olympic champion.
Web links
- Matilda Howell in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Short biography ( memento from September 5, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- Directory of American masters in archery
- Lida Scott Howell career statistics on The Archer's Register.com
- Lida Howell on the official website of the Archery Hall of Fame (English)
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| SURNAME | Howell, Matilda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Howell, Matilda Scott (full name); Howell, Lida (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American archer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1859 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1939 |