Emily Smiley Woodruff (April 19, 1846 in
Cincinnati, Ohio – March 28, 1916 in
Berwyn, Illinois) was an American
archer who shot for the Cincinnati Archers and a member of the American squad that won the team round gold medals at the
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended s ...
held in St Louis.
Aged 58 during the time of the 1904 Summer Olympics, Woodruff competed in all three women's archery events at the games, coming fourth in both the women's double Columbia Round and the women's double national round. Woodruff was also a member of the Cincinnati Archers team which won the gold medal women's team round although there is some debate as to whether this is a legitimate Olympic result because no other teams may have taken part.
Woodruff's husband,
Charles Woodruff, also competed in the 1904 Olympics, and won a silver medal in the Men's Team Round as a member of the Cincinnati Archers team.
Olympic profile
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Woodruff died in Illinois in March 1916 aged 69 and is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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1846 births
1916 deaths
American female archers
Archers at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in archery
Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Cincinnati
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