Theodorus "Theo" Willems (22 February 1891 – 12 April 1960) 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 modern ...

from the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. He was born in

Uden Uden () is a town and former municipality in the province of North Brabant, in the Netherlands. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Maashorst. History Uden was first recorded around 1190 as "Uthen". However, earlier settle ...

North Brabant North Brabant ( ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, Dutch Brabant or Hollandic 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 ...

and died in Bakel, North Brabant. He represented his native country at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

Antwerp, Belgium Antwerp (; ; ) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after Tournai and Couvin. With a population of 565,039, ...

. 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, Belgium ...

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 ...

Driekske van Bussel Hendrikus "Driekske" van Bussel (18 November 1868 – 27 April 1951) was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born in Asten, North Brabant and died in Helmond, North Brabant. He represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olym ...

, Jo van Gastel,

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. ...

, Janus van Merrienboer, and Piet de Brouwer.

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1891 births 1960 deaths Dutch male archers Archers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in archery Sportspeople from Uden Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-archery-bio-stub