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.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Gastel, not Gastel.
Jo van Gastel
Medal record
Men's archery
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp Team competition 28 m

He represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Event (28 m), alongside Joep Packbiers, Piet de Brouwer, Driekske van Bussel, Janus van Merrienboer, Tiest van Gestel, Janus Theeuwes, and Theo Willems.[1]

He is the son of Johannes van Gastel, who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, also as an archer.

References
  1. "Jo van Gastel". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 June 2021.


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