Edmond Van Moer

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Edmond Van Moer
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Men’s archery
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1920 Antwerp Fixed small bird
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Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1920 Antwerp Fixed small bird (team)

Edmond Van Moer (born 21 July 1875) was a Belgian archer and Olympic champion. [1] He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, where he won an individual gold medal in fixed target (small birds), and also two gold medals with the Belgian team. [2]

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References

  1. "Edmond Van Moer". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. "1920 Summer Olympics Antwerp, Belgium Archery" Archived 2007-02-19 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 15, 2008)