Jérôme de Mayer
Appearance
Jérôme de Mayer | |
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Born | 21 July 1875 |
Died | 18 August 1958 | (aged 83)
Nationality | Belgium |
Occupation | archer |
Known for | 1920 Summer Olympics |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Archery | ||
1920 Antwerp | Team Competition 33 m | |
1920 Antwerp | Team Competition 50 m | |
1920 Antwerp | Team Competition 28 m |
Jérôme de Mayer (21 July 1875 – 18 August 1958) was a Belgian archer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He won two gold and one silver medal as a member of the Belgian team in three different team events.[1]
He was father-in-law of World Archery president Oscar Kessels.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jérôme de Mayer". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ M. Oscar KESSELS (BEL) "Il naquit en 1903. Son beau-père, Jérôme de Mayer (Champion Olympique en 1920) l’initia au tir à l’arc. Très talentueux, il participa au 21ième Championnat du Monde. Industriel bien connu, Président d’une des plus anciennes compagnies d’archers, Directeur Treasure Générale du Comité Olympique de Belgique, il fut élu vice-président de la FITA en 1949. Appointé délégué permanent de la FITA auprès du CIO en 1961, il travailla sans relâche pour obtenir l’introduction du tir à l’arc au programme olympique."
Categories:
- 1875 births
- 1958 deaths
- Belgian male archers
- Archers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic archers for Belgium
- Olympic gold medalists for Belgium
- Olympic silver medalists for Belgium
- Olympic medalists in archery
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Belgian Olympic medalist stubs
- Belgian sportspeople stubs
- European archery biography stubs