Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Individual moving bird, 28 metres

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Men's moving bird at 28 metres
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
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Contemporary photograph of Nachtegalen Park, where the event took place
Venue Nachtegalen Park
Dates4–5 August
Competitors2 from 2 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Hubert Van Innis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Silver medal icon.svg Léonce Quentin Flag of France.svg  France

The individual moving bird at 28 metres event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Only two archers competed. [1]

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Results

PlaceArcherScore
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Hubert Van Innis  (BEL)172
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  Léonce Quentin  (FRA)104

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  1. "Archery at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Target Archery, 28 metres, Individual". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

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