Dora Honnywill
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Dora•Honnywill (Neve-) |
| Used name | Dora•Honnywill |
| Born | 17 December 1870 in Benenden, England (GBR) |
| Died | 18 March 1959 in Maidstone, England (GBR) |
| Affiliations | Archers of the Weald, (GBR) |
| NOC |  Great Britain |
Biography
Dora Honnywill enjoyed her greatest archery successes as she was approaching the age of 40. Married to Army captain Geoffrey Weston Honnywill, she went into the 1908 Olympics having had the second-best score behind Lottie Dod in the Southern Counties Championship just a few weeks earlier. At the London Games, Honnywill gave a good account if herself in finishing fifth in the Double National Round. The month after the Olympics, she won the prize for the greatest score at 60 yards in the Grand Western Archery Meeting a Sherborne. In the following years, Honnywill took the Southern Counties title at Wembley Park in 1909, and in 1910 had the third best score in the Grand National Archery Meeting at Clifton College.
Honnywill died in 1959, and five months later her husband passed away just a few weeks after what would have been their 57th wedding anniversary.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Archery | GBR |
Dora Honnywill | |||
| Double National Round, Women (Olympic) | 5 |