Hans Deutgen

Hans Teodor Deutgen (born 28 February 1917 in Stockholm, Sweden; died 3 October 1989) was a World Champion archer who represented Sweden.

Hans Deutgen
Medal record
Men’s Archery
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
1947 Prague Individual
1948 London Individual
1949 Paris Individual
1950 Copenhagen Individual
1948 London Team
1946 Stockholm Individual
1949 Paris Team
1950 Copenhagen Team
1947 Prague Team

Deutgen remains the most successful male archer of all time at the World Archery Championships, winning the championship on four consecutive occasions between 1947 and 1950, before the event became biennial. Upon being presented with his fourth gold in 1950, he passed it to third place Russ Reynolds, who was suffering from leukemia. Deutgen retired from competition in 1953.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

References
  1. 1946 WAC results
  2. 1947 WAC results
  3. 1948 WAC results
  4. 1949 WAC results
  5. 1950 WAC results
  6. Archery Champions by Robert Rhode, 4th edition 1971 Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Profile of Deutgen
  8. British Pathe footage of 1950 World Championships
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