Jérome_De_Maeyer

Jérôme de Mayer

Jérôme de Mayer

Belgian archer (1875–1958)

Jérôme de Mayer (21 July 1875 – 18 August 1958) was a Belgian archer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He won two gold and one silver medal as a member of the Belgian team in three different team events.[1]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Quick Facts Olympic medal record, Men's Archery ...

He was father-in-law of World Archery president Oscar Kessels.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Jérôme de Mayer". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    M. Oscar KESSELS (BEL) "Il naquit en 1903. Son beau-père, Jérôme de Mayer (Champion Olympique en 1920) l’initia au tir à l’arc. Très talentueux, il participa au 21ième Championnat du Monde. Industriel bien connu, Président d’une des plus anciennes compagnies d’archers, Directeur Treasure Générale du Comité Olympique de Belgique, il fut élu vice-président de la FITA en 1949. Appointé délégué permanent de la FITA auprès du CIO en 1961, il travailla sans relâche pour obtenir l’introduction du tir à l’arc au programme olympique."


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a Belgian Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This biographical article relating to a Belgian archery figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Jérome_De_Maeyer, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.