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 "markdown": "# Eugène Mougin\n\n**Eugène Mougin** (17 November 1852 – December 1923 or 1924) was a French archer who won the gold medal in the Au Chapelet (50 meters), Men event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, the only [Olympic medal](https://www.edgepedia.org/olympic-medal) of his career.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/489)</sup> He competed for the Compagnie d'Arc Saint Pierre Montmartre, Clichy.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/489)</sup>\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Born | 17 November 1852 in Paris XVIIIe, Paris, France<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/489)</sup> |\n| Died | 28 December 1924 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, per Olympedia; Geneastar gives December 1923 in Paris<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/489)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.geneastar.org/celebrite/mougineugen/eugene-mougin)</sup> |\n| Olympic result | Gold, Au Chapelet (50 meters), Men, 1900 Summer Olympics<sup>[3](https://www.olympedia.org/results/40502)</sup> |\n| Field | 4 participants from 2 countries; silver Henri Helle (FRA), bronze Augustin Mercier (FRA), fourth Hubert Van Innis (BEL)<sup>[3](https://www.olympedia.org/results/40502)</sup> |\n| Venue and dates | Vélodrome Municipal de Vincennes, Paris; 28 May – 13 August 1900<sup>[3](https://www.olympedia.org/results/40502)</sup> |\n| Club | Compagnie d'Arc Saint Pierre Montmartre, Clichy<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/489)</sup> |\n\n## Life\n\nMougin was born on 17 November 1852 in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/489)</sup> His death date is recorded differently by sources: Olympedia gives 28 December 1924 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, at the age of 72 years and about one month, while the Geneastar genealogy gives December 1923 in Paris.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/489)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.geneastar.org/celebrite/mougineugen/eugene-mougin)</sup> Little else is documented about his life or sporting career beyond his single Olympic appearance.<sup>[4](https://web.kurzy.cz/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Mougin)</sup>\n\n## The 1900 Olympic title\n\nMougin competed in archery at the 1900 Summer Olympics, held in Paris alongside the [Exposition Universelle](https://www.edgepedia.org/exposition-universelle-1900). In the Au Chapelet (50 meters), Men event, contested at the Vélodrome Municipal de Vincennes between 28 May and 13 August 1900, he placed first among 4 participants from 2 countries and received the gold medal.<sup>[3](https://www.olympedia.org/results/40502)</sup> Henri Helle of France took silver, Augustin Mercier of France bronze, and Belgium's Hubert Van Innis finished fourth.<sup>[3](https://www.olympedia.org/results/40502)</sup>\n\n**The event in context.** The 1900 archery program was organized as French federal championships open to nearly anyone in France, and over 5,000 archers took part in the full set of contests; the team events served as qualifying, with the top six finishers in the team events au chapelet eligible for the individual titles.<sup>[5](https://www.olympedia.org/editions/2/sports/ARC)</sup> Only these individual finalists are counted as Olympians, so the recorded field of four represents the qualified finalists rather than all who shot.<sup>[5](https://www.olympedia.org/editions/2/sports/ARC)</sup> Mougin's own club, the Compagnie de Saint-Pierre-[Montmartre](https://www.edgepedia.org/montmartre), was classified first in the team shooting with 178 coups and won the au berceau team events.<sup>[5](https://www.olympedia.org/editions/2/sports/ARC)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[6](https://www.olympedia.org/results/925000)</sup>\n\nThe Au Chapelet events were held only at the 1900 Games, at 50 and 33 meters, and were then discontinued; the 50 meter title was Mougin's, while the 33 meter title went to Van Innis.<sup>[7](https://www.olympedia.org/event_names/13)</sup>\n\n## Medal status\n\nAt the time, first place received a silver medal and second a bronze; the gold, silver, and bronze medal system began at the 1904 Summer Olympics.\n\n## References\n\n1. [Eugène Mougin, Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/489)\n2. [Généalogie de Eugène MOUGIN, Geneastar](https://www.geneastar.org/celebrite/mougineugen/eugene-mougin)\n3. [Au Chapelet (50 metres), Men, Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/results/40502)\n4. [Eugène Mougin, Kurzy.cz](https://web.kurzy.cz/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Mougin)\n5. [Archery at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/editions/2/sports/ARC)\n6. [Au Chapelet, Team (33 metres), Men, Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/results/925000)\n7. [Archery — Au Chapelet, Men (discontinued), Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/event_names/13)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Sports, games, and recreation › Individual sports and outdoor recreation › Other individual sports and outdoor recreation › Archery and shooting sports › Archery competitions › Archery at the Summer Olympics*\n\n*Initially written Oct 21, 2026 · Edited: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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