Hubert Van Innis

Gerardus Theodorus Hubertus van Innis

Personal information
Nationality	Belgium
Born	(1866-02-24)24 February 1866 Elewijt
Died	25 November 1961(1961-11-25) (aged 95) Zemst
Sport
Sport	Archery
Medal record Olympic Games 1900 Paris Cordon Doré 33 m 1900 Paris Chapelet 33 m 1920 Antwerp Moving Bird 28 m 1920 Antwerp Moving Bird 33 m 1920 Antwerp 50 m Team 1920 Antwerp 33 m Team 1900 Paris Cordon Doré 50 m 1920 Antwerp Moving Bird 50 m 1920 Antwerp 28 m Team

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 medals 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.

See also

• Archery at the 1900 Summer Olympics
• List of multiple Olympic bronze medalists
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games

Notes

1. ^ – Prizes at the time were silver medals for first place and bronze medals for second, as well as usually including cash awards. The current gold, silver, bronze medal system was initiated at the 1904 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee has retroactively assigned medals in the current system to top three placers at early Olympics.

References

• International Olympic Committee medal winners database
• Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.