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Katherine Gwen Mudge (16 August 1881 – 26 July 1975) was a
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archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern ...
. She competed at the
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in
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. She was born in Llanbedr, Gwynedd in Wales. She was a member of the Devon and Cornwall Archery Society. Mudge competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 17th place in the event with 465 points. Her married name was Cardale. She died in Stratton in Cornwall on 26 July 1975.


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* 1881 births 1975 deaths Sportspeople from Gwynedd Archers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for Great Britain British female archers Welsh female archers 20th-century British sportswomen People from Llanbedr {{UK-archery-bio-stub