Eliza Pollock facts for kids
Medal record | ||
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Women's archery | ||
Representing the United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Gold | 1904 St. Louis | Team round |
Bronze | 1904 St. Louis | Double National round |
Bronze | 1904 St. Louis | Double Columbia round |
Lida Peyton "Eliza" Pollock (October 24, 1840 – May 25, 1919) was an American archer who competed in the early twentieth century. She won two bronze medals in Archery at the 1904 Summer Olympics in Missouri in the double national and Columbia rounds and a gold medal with the US team. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio and died in Wyoming, Ohio. She is the oldest woman ever to win an Olympic Gold. She was aged 63 years and 333 days when she won gold.
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