Joep Packbiers
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Jan Joseph "Joep" Packbiers (January 19, 1875 – December 8, 1957) was an archer
from the Netherlands
.
He was born in Nuth
, Limburg
and died in Maastricht
, Limburg.
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 Piet de Brouwer
, Janus Theeuwes
, Driekske van Bussel
, Jo van Gastel
, Tiest van Gestel
, Janus van Merrienboer
, and Theo Willems
.
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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He was born in Nuth
Nuth
Nuth is a municipality and a village in the Dutch province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands.The village Nuth has 5,548 inhabitants, and is with that the largest village of the municipality. The town hall of the municipality Nuth is also situated in the village Nuth...
, Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
and died in Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
, Limburg.
He represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp marked the return of the sport after a 12-year absence following it not being contested in the 1912 Summer Olympics and the cancellation of the 1916 Summer Olympics due to World War I. The only competitors were men, and from only three countries...
in Antwerp, Belgium. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Event (28 m), alongside Piet de Brouwer
Piet de Brouwer
Petrus "Piet" Godefridus de Brouwer was an archer from the Netherlands.He was born in Gestel, North Brabant and died in Eindhoven, North Brabant....
, Janus Theeuwes
Janus Theeuwes
Adrianus "Janus" Cornelis Theeuwes was an archer from the Netherlands.He was born in Gilze en Rijen and died in Tilburg.He represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium...
, Driekske van Bussel
Driekske van Bussel
Hendrikus "Driekske" van Bussel was an archer from the Netherlands.He was born in Asten, North Brabant and died in Helmond, North Brabant....
, Jo van Gastel
Jo van Gastel
Johannes "Jo" Jacobus van Gastel was an archer from the Netherlands.He was born in Tilburg and died in Tilburg.He represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium...
, Tiest van Gestel
Tiest van Gestel
Jan Baptist Jozef "Tiest" van Gestel 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...
, Janus van Merrienboer
Janus van Merrienboer
Adrianus "Janus" van Merrienboer was an archer from the Netherlands.He was born and died in Oud en Nieuw Gastel, North Brabant.He represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium...
, and Theo Willems
Theo Willems
Theodorus "Theo" Willems was an archer from the Netherlands.He was born in Uden, North Brabant and died in Bakel, North Brabant....
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