Henri Verhavert

Olympic medal record
Men's Gymnastics

Henri William Joseph Verhavert (8 September 1874, Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek – 9 August 1955, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe) was a Belgian army officer and gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1920 he won the bronze medal as member of the Belgian gymnastics team in the Swedish system event.

He served in the Belgian Army from 1894 until 1936, he was a member of Fortiification Commission, retiring with the rank of lieutenant general, and was briefly recalled in 1940.[2] [3]

References

"Henri Verhavert". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
Boënne, Maarten (2009–2010). "Opperofficieren in het Belgisch leger" (PDF) (in Dutch) – via Ghent University. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Belgium's Dilemma: The Formation of the Belgian Defense Policy, 1932-1940, Jonathan A. Epstein, BRILL, 27 mar 2014 - 300

Sources

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henri Verhavert". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012.

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[1] "Henri Verhavert". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[2] Boënne, Maarten (2009–2010). "Opperofficieren in het Belgisch leger" (PDF) (in Dutch) – via Ghent University. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[3] Belgium's Dilemma: The Formation of the Belgian Defense Policy, 1932-1940, Jonathan A. Epstein, BRILL, 27 mar 2014 - 300