Reginald Brooks-King
Welsh archer who won Olympic silver in 1908.
Reginald Brooks-King was a Welsh archer who won the silver medal in the men's double York round at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Dixton, Monmouth, Wales, and also played minor counties cricket for Wiltshire.
Quick Facts
- Nationality
- Welsh
- Birth Date
- 1861-08-27
- Birth Place
- Monmouth, Wales
- Death Date
- 1938-09-19
- Death Place
- Ottery St Mary, England
- Sport
- Archery
- Club
- West Somerset Archery Society, Taunton
- Medal Templates
- Men's archery · Olympic Games / 1908 London · Double York round
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Lore & Background
Reginald Brooks-King was one of seven children born to James Pearce King and Katherine Bagnall in Dixton, Monmouth. He studied engineering and applied sciences at King's College, London from 1880 to 1882, and later worked as second draughtsman in the drawing office of W.G Bagnall from 1886 to 1887. He married Jessie Bagnall in January 1893, and they had two children: Morrice Brooks-King and Edith Marian Brooks-King. In addition to archery, he played minor counties cricket for Wiltshire in the 1903 Minor Counties Championship, making two appearances.
Reader's Guide
Brooks-King's Olympic silver medal came at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's double York round. In the first round he shot a 393, placing him second, ten points behind leader William Dod. On the second day he shot a 375, taking fourth place for that day but securing second overall with 768 points, eight points ahead of bronze medalist Henry B. Richardson. His career also included a brief stint in minor counties cricket for Wiltshire in 1903. After his death in 1938 in Devon, United Kingdom, his Olympic achievement remains his most notable legacy, recorded in references such as The Malvern Register 1865–1905.
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