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Introduction Beatrice Geraldine Hill-Lowe, (26 January 1868 – 2 July 1951), was an Irish archer known for being the first Irishwomen to win an Olympic medal when she won a bronze medal for archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

She competed in the Double National Round and finished in third place with 618 points, behind Queenie Newall in first place and Lottie Dod in second.

Early Life

Beatrice Geraldine Ruxton was born in Ardee House, Co. Louth Ireland on 26 January 1868. She was the daughter of William Ruxton and Caroline Diane Vernon, and was the middle child of five daughters and three sons.

Beatrice was living in Portsmouth, England in 1891 at the age of 23 where she lived with her husband, Arthur Hill-Lowe whom she married on 15 July 1891.

Beatrice Hill-Lowe began competing in local archery competitions in the summer of 1894. She was a member of the Archers of the Teme where her husband, Arthur Hill-Lowe, was an honorary secretary, from 1891 until his death in 1910.