Sybil Fenton Newall, better known as Queenie, won the gold medal in ladies' archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. She was 53 years old when she won, and her record as the oldest female gold medal winner at the Olympic Games still stands in 2012.
Queenie Newall at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London
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At the end of the first day's competition, Queenie Newall trailed Lottie Dod by ten points. Queenie overtook Dod on the second day, and eventually won gold with 688 points, 46 points ahead of Dod, who won silver.
The entire field competing in women's archery in the 1908 Summer Games was British.
