Henri "Rik" Hoevenaers (1 May 1902 – 12 November 1958) was a Belgian road cyclist who won three medals at the
1924 Summer Olympics,
including a silver in the individual time trial, a silver in the team time trial (with
Alphonse Parfondry and
Jean Van Den Bosch
Jean van den Bosch (27 January 1910 – 15 December 1985) was a Belgian diplomat.
Biography
Jean van den Bosch was born on 27 January 1910 in Ghent, Belgium. He received a doctorate in law from the Université catholique de Louvain in 1931. Th ...
), and a bronze in the team pursuit (with Van Den Bosch,
Léonard Daghelinckx and
Fernand Saivé).
[ He also won the road race at the 1925 World Championships. Hoevenaers turned professional in 1926. His father Josef and son Jos were also professional cyclists.][
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1902 births
1958 deaths
Belgian male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Belgium
Olympic silver medalists for Belgium
Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium
Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in cycling
Cyclists from Antwerp
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
20th-century Belgian people
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