Jeff Henckels

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Jeff Henckels
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Jeff Henckels (born 30 August 1984 in Luxembourg City) is an athlete from Luxembourg that competes in archery. [1]

Henckels competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He was defeated in the first elimination round by Chen Szu-Yuan, placing 56th overall. [2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was again knocked out in the first round, losing 6-2 to Rick van der Ven. [2]

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References

  1. "Jeff Henckels – Archery – Olympic Athlete". 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeff Henckels". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2018.