Hubert Van Innis

Hubert van Innis
Born	24 February 1866(1866-02-24)
Died	25 November 1961(1961-11-25) (aged 95)
Nationality	Belgium
Occupation	archer

Olympic medal record
Men's Archery
Gold	1900 Paris	Cordon Doré 33 m
Gold	1900 Paris	Chapelet 33 m
Gold	1920 Antwerp	Moving Bird 28 m
Gold	1920 Antwerp	Moving Bird 33 m
Gold	1920 Antwerp	50 m Team
Gold	1920 Antwerp	33 m Team
Silver	1900 Paris	Cordon Doré 50 m
Silver	1920 Antwerp	Moving Bird 50 m
Silver	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 gold 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.