Henri Verhavert Explained

Henri William Joseph Verhavert (8 September 1874, Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek  - 9 August 1955, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe) was a Belgian army officer and gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[1] In 1920 he won the bronze medal as member of the Belgian gymnastics team in the Swedish system event.

He served in the Belgian Army from 1894 until 1936, he was a member of Fortiification Commission, retiring with the rank of lieutenant general, and was briefly recalled in 1940.^{[2] [3]}

Sources

• Henri Verhavert . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017071726/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/henri-verhavert-1.html . 17 October 2012 . dead.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Henri Verhavert . Olympedia . 30 June 2021.
2. Boënne. Maarten. 2009–2010. Opperofficieren in het Belgisch leger. nl. Ghent University.
3. Belgium's Dilemma: The Formation of the Belgian Defense Policy, 1932-1940, Jonathan A. Epstein, BRILL, 27 mar 2014 - 300