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Jan Baptist Jozef "Tiest" van Gestel (29 March 1881 – 9 February 1969) was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born in Goirle and died in Goirle.
He represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Event (28 m), alongside Joep Packbiers, Piet de Brouwer, Driekske van Bussel, Janus van Merrienboer, Jo van Gastel, Janus Theeuwes, and Theo Willems. [1] [2]
Goirle is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Part of the suburban area of the city of Tilburg, it shares with it its phone area code and public transport system.
The Netherlands competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 107 competitors, 82 men and 25 women, took part in 52 events in 11 sports.
The Netherlands competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 130 competitors, 129 men and 1 woman, took part in 58 events in 15 sports.
The Netherlands was the host nation for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. 266 competitors, 222 men and 44 women, took part in 103 events in 17 sports.
Evert "Eef" Gerardus Dolman was a Dutch racing cyclist, who won the gold medal in the 100 km team trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, alongside Gerben Karstens, Bart Zoet, and Jan Pieterse. His sporting career began with Apollo Rotterdam. He became Dutch champion in 1967 and 1968, but was later stripped of his 1967 title because of doping.
Petrus "Piet" Godefridus de Brouwer was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born in Gestel, North Brabant and died in Eindhoven, North Brabant.
Jan Joseph "Joep" Packbiers was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born in Nuth, Limburg and died in Maastricht, Limburg.
Theodorus "Theo" Willems was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born in Uden, North Brabant and died in Bakel, North Brabant.
Hendrikus "Driekske" van Bussel was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born in Asten, North Brabant and died in Helmond, North Brabant.
Adrianus "Janus" Cornelis Theeuwes was an archer from the Netherlands. He owned a leather factory and was father of seven daughters and one son. His son, Huub, succeeded him. He was born in Gilze en Rijen and died in Tilburg.
Adrianus "Janus" van Merrienboer was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born and died in Oud en Nieuw Gastel, North Brabant.
Johannes Jacobus van Gastel was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born in Tilburg and died in Tilburg.
Leo Gestel was a Dutch painter. His father Willem Gestel was also an artist. Leo Gestel experimented with cubism, expressionism, futurism and postimpressionism. Along with Piet Mondrian and Jan Sluyters he was among the leading artists of Dutch modernism.
Madelein Meppelink is a Dutch beach volleyball player.
Sophie van Gestel is a Dutch beach volleyball player. As of 2012, she plays with Madelein Meppelink. The pair participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament and lost in the round of 16 to Brazilians Juliana Felisberta and Larissa França who eventually won the bronze medal.
Van Gestel is a Dutch toponymic surname or family name originating from North Brabant. The first use of the name stems from the 11th and 12th century, with the first recorded coat of arms dating to 1308. It is derived from the word "Gestel" and translates to "from Gestel". "Gestel" or "Ghestele" was a name for a higher area between two river valleys, and is a common name or suffix for settlements in the Southern Netherlands. Gestel can refer to several geographical locations:
Gerrit Van Gestel is a Belgian former cyclist. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Dries Van Gestel is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team TotalEnergies.
Jantine van der Vlist is a Dutch beach volleyball player. She has previously played indoor volleyball.
Sint-Michielsgestel is a village in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands.
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