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Hubert Van Innis

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Also known as Gerard Theodor Hubert Van Innis

Belgian archer (1866–1961)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Belgium

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Key facts

Full name
Gerardus Theodorus Hubertus Van Innis
Born
( 1866-02-24 ) 24 February 1866, Elewijt , Belgium
Died
25 November 1961 (1961-11-25) (aged 95), Zemst , Belgium
Country
Belgium
Sport
Archery

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Encyclopedic overview

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 a total of six gold medals and three silver medals.

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hubert Van Innis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.