Belgian archer
Gerardus Theodorus Hubertus Van Innis
Nationality
Belgium Born (1866-02-24 ) 24 February 1866
Elewijt , Belgium Died 25 November 1961(1961-11-25) (aged 95)
Zemst , Belgium Sport Archery
Gerard Theodor Hubert Van Innis (24 February 1866 – 25 November 1961) was a
Belgian competitor in the sport of
archery , he competed in two Summer Olympics 20 years apart and came away with six gold medals and three silver medals.
[1]
[2]
As a young boy the story goes he was forced to work as a milk delivery boy in the villages around
Brussels , and at the end of his deliveries he would send his dog and cart home while he went off to practice his archery skills.
[3]
When he was 13 years old he won the first prize in a main competition
Antwerp . He also won the prize in 1893, 1894, 1895 and 1896.
[4] In 1881 he won the royan prize of
Roozendaal .
[4]
Van Innis was 34 years old when he competed at the
1900 Summer Olympics held in
Paris ,
France , he entered four events, he won gold medals in the
Au Cordon Doré 33 metres
[5] and the
Au Chapelet 33 metres
[6] events, he also came second behind Frenchman
Henri Hérouin in the
Au Cordon Doré 50 metres ,
[7] his worst result of the Games was a fourth place in the
Au Chapelet 50 metres .
[8]
Van Innis had to wait another twenty years before competing on the Olympic stage, he then entered the
1920 Summer Olympics held on his home soil in
Antwerp ,
Belgium , where he added to his medal tally with two more individual gold medals in the
Individual moving bird, 28 metres beating Frenchman
Léonce Quentin as only two people competed
[9] and the
Individual moving bird, 33 metres ,
[10] he then lost to Frenchman
Julien Brulé in the
Individual moving bird, 50 metres to win a silver medal,
[11] he also added three team medals with two more golds in the
Team moving bird, 50 metres ,
[12]
Team moving bird, 33 metres
[13] and a silver medal in the
Team moving bird, 28 metres ,
[14] his final Olympic medal tally was six gold medals and three silver medals.
[3]
Unbelievably when aged 67 years old and 13 years after his Olympic victories he went on to win in the 1933 World Championships.
[3]
His legacy has continued through his family, his great-grandson
Philippe Prieels has competed in the World Archery Championships and his great great granddaughter
Sarah Prieels has also competed in the World Archery Championships.
[3]
See also
References
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"Hubert Van Innis, Bio" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Archived from
the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2017 .
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"Hubert Van Innis" . Olympedia . Retrieved 21 December 2020 .
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"Best Olympic Archers Of All-Time: #4 Hubert Van Innis" . worldarchery.org . Retrieved 6 April 2017 .
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"Gevonden in Delpher - Provinciale Noordbrabantsche en 's Hertogenbossche courant" . www.delpher.nl .
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"Archery at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Au Cordon Doré, 33 metres" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Archived from
the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2017 .
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"Archery at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Au Chapelet, 33 metres" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Archived from
the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2017 .
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"Archery at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Au Cordon Doré, 50 metres" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Archived from
the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2017 .
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"Archery at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Au Chapelet, 50 metres" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Archived from
the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2017 .
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"Archery at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Target Archery, 28 metres, Individual" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Archived from
the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2017 .
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"Archery at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Target Archery, 33 metres, Individual" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Archived from
the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2017 .
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"Archery at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Target Archery, 50 metres, Individual" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Archived from
the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2017 .
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"Archery at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Target Archery, 50 metres, Team" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Archived from
the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2017 .
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"Archery at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Target Archery, 33 metres, Team" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Archived from
the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2017 .
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"Archery at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Target Archery, 28 metres, Team" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Archived from
the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2017 .
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