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William Dod
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896.The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent atleast one color of the participating country’s national flag.
William Dod was born on July 18, 1867 and died on October 8, 1954. He was a British archer. He won the gold medal in the men's double York round at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Dod and his sister Lottie both competed in the archery events of the 1908 Olympic Games. At the end of the first of the two rounds, both Dods had a 10-point lead in their respective competitions. William Dod's first round score of 403 was the only one to break 400 in the round. His score of 412 in the second was bested by Henry B. Richardson's 417. Dod's 815 total gave him a solid win over Reginald Brooks-King at 768, with Richardson at third with 760. He was gold medalist in the year 1908 in sport Archery.
William Dod with all his dedication and devotion in his play achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal. He is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.
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