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Belgian artistic gymnast (1874–1955)

Olympic medal record
Men's Gymnastics
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Team, Swedish system

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. 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.

References

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

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