Willy Hillen

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Willy Hillen
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Birth nameWillem Hendrik Hillen
Born (1943-04-22) 22 April 1943 (age 81)
Winterswijk, Netherlands
Sport
Sport Sports shooting

Willy Hillen (born 22 April 1943) is a Dutch former sports shooter. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1] As a coach, he also trained the Dutch air rifle team [2] [3] who later participated in the European Championship [3] and contributed to training of youth groups. [4]

In his hometown of Winterswijk, he is also famous for the frikandels the special recipe of which he keeps secret. [2]

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References

  1. "Willy Hillen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Winterswijkse succesfrikandel maakt rentree". Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). 20 January 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 "25th anniversary, Willy Hillen | InterShoot". www.intershoot.nl. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. "Elke dinsdag jeugdschieten. Achterhoek Nieuws Winterswijk". AchterhoekNieuwsWinterswijk (in Dutch). 9 September 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2020.