Henri Hoevenaers

Henri Hoevenaers

Henri Hoevenaars in 1922
Personal information
Born	(1902-05-01)1 May 1902 Antwerpen, Belgium
Died	12 November 1958(1958-11-12) (aged 56) Antwerpen, Belgium
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Medal record Representing  Belgium Olympic Games 1924 Paris Individual time trial 1924 Paris Team time trial 1924 Paris Team pursuit World Championships 1925 Apeldoorn Amateur's road race

Henri "Rik" Hoevenaers (1 May 1902 – 12 November 1958) was a Belgian road cyclist who won three medals at the 1924 Summer Olympics, including a silver in the individual time trial, a silver in the team time trial (with Alphonse Parfondry and Jean van den Bosch), and a bronze in the team pursuit (with Jean van den Bosch, Léonard Daghelinckx and Fernand Saivé).^[1] He also won the road race at the 1925 World Championships. Hoevenaers turned professional in 1926. His father Josef and son Jos were also professional cyclists.^[2]

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