Henri Verhavert

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FullnameHenri William Joseph Verhavert
Born(1874-09-08)8 September 1874
Schaerbeek, Belgium
Died9 August 1955(1955-08-09) (aged 80)
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
Henri Verhavert
Full nameHenri William Joseph Verhavert
Born(1874-09-08)8 September 1874
Schaerbeek, Belgium
Died9 August 1955(1955-08-09) (aged 80)
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Belgium Belgium
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1920 AntwerpTeam, Swedish system

Henri William Joseph Verhavert (8 September 1874 9 August 1955) 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]

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