Hubert Van Innis

Hubert Van Innis (1866–1961) was a Belgian archer who won six gold and three silver Olympic medals across the 1900 and 1920 Games, making him Belgium’s most decorated Olympian.

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Archery at the 1900 Summer Olympics: The archery events held during the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. Van Innis won two gold medals and one silver in these events.
Archery: A sport in which participants shoot arrows at targets using bows. Van Innis competed in target archery at the Olympic Games.
Nafissatou Thiam: A Belgian heptathlete who won Olympic gold medals in 2016, 2020, and 2024. Her three Olympic titles offer a modern Belgian comparison to Van Innis’s six.
Belgium at the Olympics: Belgium’s participation and results in the Olympic Games. Van Innis remains a defining figure in Belgium’s Olympic history.
Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics: The archery events held during the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Van Innis won four gold medals and two silver medals at his home Games.
1900 Summer Olympics: The second modern Olympic Games, held in Paris alongside the 1900 World’s Fair. It was Van Innis’s first Olympic appearance.
Matthias van den Gheyn: A Belgian harpsichordist and composer of the eighteenth century. The similar name can obscure that Van Innis was an archer, not a musician.
List of multiple Olympic gold medalists: A record of athletes who have won multiple gold medals at the Olympic Games. His six gold medals place him among the most successful Olympic archers.
Belgium at the 1900 Summer Olympics: Belgium’s national team and athletes at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. Van Innis’s first Olympic medals contributed to Belgium’s results in Paris.
1920 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Antwerp, Belgium, after World War I. Van Innis returned to Olympic competition at these home Games.