Hubert Van Innis
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Hubert van Innis (24 February 1866 – 25 November 1961) was a Belgian
competitor in the sport of archery
. Van Innis competed in four events and won two first prizes and a second prize, and is now considered by the International Olympic Committee
to have won two gold medal
s and a silver medal
. His wins came in the shorter events, the 33 metre sections of each of the Au Chapelet and Au Cordon Doré competitions. In the 50 metre Au Cordon Doré, van Innis finished second to Henri Hérouin
by a score of 31-29, with Émile Fisseux
close behind at 28 points.
Van Innis had his worst of his four outings in the 50 metre Au Chapelet event, finishing in fourth place.
He also lost to Hérouin in the Championnat du Monde event, 22-16, though that event is not considered Olympic by the IOC.
At the 1920 Summer Olympics
held in Antwerp, van Innis won four gold and two silver medals, bringing up his total Olympic medal count to six gold and three silver medals. He's the most successful archer in Olympic history.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
competitor in the sport of archery
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
. Van Innis competed in four events and won two first prizes and a second prize, and is now considered by the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
to have won two gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
s and a silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
. His wins came in the shorter events, the 33 metre sections of each of the Au Chapelet and Au Cordon Doré competitions. In the 50 metre Au Cordon Doré, van Innis finished second to Henri Hérouin
Henri Hérouin
Henri Louis Hérouin, Sr. was a French competitor in the sport of archery. Hérouin won the first prize, and is now considered by the International Olympic Committee to have won the gold medal, in the 50 metre Au Cordon Doré event at the first Olympic appearance of archery, in the 1900 Summer...
by a score of 31-29, with Émile Fisseux
Émile Fisseux
Émile Léon Fisseux was a French competitor in the sport of archery. Fisseux competed in one event in Archery at the 1900 Summer Olympics, taking third place in the 50 metre Au Cordon Doré competition...
close behind at 28 points.
Van Innis had his worst of his four outings in the 50 metre Au Chapelet event, finishing in fourth place.
He also lost to Hérouin in the Championnat du Monde event, 22-16, though that event is not considered Olympic by the IOC.
At the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
held in Antwerp, van Innis won four gold and two silver medals, bringing up his total Olympic medal count to six gold and three silver medals. He's the most successful archer in Olympic history.
See also
- Archery at the 1900 Summer OlympicsArchery at the 1900 Summer OlympicsAt the 1900 Summer Olympics, six of the archery events that took place in Paris, France, were considered Olympic, with 153 archers competing in them. The identities of 17 of those archers are known, though a number of those are known only by their surnames. It was the first time that archery was...
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games