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Tiest van Gestel

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Tiest van Gestel
Medal record
Men's archery
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp Team competition 28 m

Jan Baptist Jozef "Tiest" van Gestel (29 March 1881 – 9 February 1969) was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born in Goirle and died in Goirle.

He represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Event (28 m), alongside Joep Packbiers, Piet de Brouwer, Driekske van Bussel, Janus van Merrienboer, Jo van Gastel, Janus Theeuwes, and Theo Willems.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Tiest van Gestel". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ Mallon, Bill (2008). 1920 olympic games : results for all competitors in all events, with commentary. Jefferson, N.C. ISBN 978-1-4766-2161-6. OCLC 913785148.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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