Hubert Van Innis
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Belgian archer (1866–1961)
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hubert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Zemst
- Place of death
- Zemst
- Occupation
- architect
- Sport
- archery
- Country for sport
- Belgium
- Image
- Hubert Van Innis.JPG
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- Commons category
- Hubert Van Innis
- date of birth
- 1866-02-24
- date of death
- 1961-11-25
- relative
- Sarah Prieels
- sports discipline competed in
- 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.