Hendrikus "Driekske" van Bussel (18 November 1868 – 27 April 1951) was an

archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In mo ...

from the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. He was born in Asten,

North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to th ...

and died in

Helmond Helmond (; called ''Héllemond'' in the local dialect) is a city and municipality in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the province of North Brabant in the Southern Netherlands. Helmond is home to several textile and metal companies. The Vlisco f ...

, North Brabant. He represented his native country at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

Antwerp, Belgium Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Event (28 m), alongside

Joep Packbiers Jan Joseph "Joep" Packbiers (19 January 1875 – 8 December 1957) was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born in Nuth, Limburg and died in Maastricht, Limburg. He represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgi ...

Janus Theeuwes Adrianus "Janus" Cornelis Theeuwes (4 April 1886 – 7 August 1975) was an archer from the Netherlands. He owned a leather factory (Theeuwes Van de Maade) and was father of seven daughters and one son. His son, Huub, succeeded him. He wa ...

Theo Willems Theodorus "Theo" Willems (22 February 1891 – 12 April 1960) was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born in Uden, North Brabant and died in Bakel, North Brabant. He represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Ant ...

Jo van Gastel Johannes Jacobus van Gastel (5 January 1887 – 5 March 1969) was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born in Tilburg and died in Tilburg. He represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. There he w ...

Tiest van Gestel 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. T ...

Janus van Merrienboer Adrianus "Janus" van Merrienboer (8 October 1894 – 12 October 1947) was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born and died in Oud en Nieuw Gastel, North Brabant. He represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antw ...

, and

Piet de Brouwer Petrus "Piet" Godefridus de Brouwer (5 October 1880 – 5 October 1953) was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born in Gestel, North Brabant and died in Eindhoven, North Brabant. He represented his native country at the 1920 Summe ...

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1868 births 1951 deaths Dutch male archers Archers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands People from Asten, Netherlands Olympic medalists in archery Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from North Brabant {{Netherlands-archery-bio-stub