Henri Hoevenaers

Henri Hoevenaers
Henri Hoevenaars in 1922
Personal information
Born(1902-05-01)1 May 1902
Antwerp, Belgium
Died12 November 1958(1958-11-12) (aged 56)
Antwerp, Belgium
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
1924 Paris Individual time trial
1924 Paris Team time trial
1924 Paris Team pursuit
World Championships
1925 Apeldoorn Amateur's road race

Henri "Rik" Hoevenaers (1 May 1902 – 12 November 1958) was a Belgian road cyclist who won three medals at the 1924 Summer Olympics,[1] including a silver in the individual time trial, a silver in the team time trial (with Auguste Parfondry and Jean Van Den Bosch), and a bronze in the team pursuit (with Van Den Bosch, Léonard Daghelinckx and Fernand Saivé).[2] He also won the road race at the 1925 World Championships. Hoevenaers turned professional in 1926. His father Josef and son Jos were also professional cyclists.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Henri Hoevenaers". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ Henri Hoevenaers Archived 26 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Henri Hoevenaers. cyclingarchives.com