Queenie Newall

Queenie Newall
Queenie Newall at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameSybil Fenton Newall
NicknameQueenie
NationalityEnglish
CitizenshipBritish
Born17 October 1854
Hare Hill, Littleborough, Rochdale
Died24 June 1929(1929-06-24) (aged 74)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportArchery
EventWomen's double National
ClubCheltenham Archers
Medal record
Women's Archery
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Double National round
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Sybil Fenton Newall (17 October 1854 – 24 June 1929), best known as Queenie Newall, was an English 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. Great Britain did not win another women's archery medal at the Olympics until 2004. She joined the Cheltenham Archers Club in 1905 and was national champion twice in 1911 and 1912.[1]

  1. ^ "Queenie Newall". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 February 2021.

Queenie Newall

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