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

Hans Deutgen
Medal record
Men’s Archery
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1947 Prague Individual
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Individual
Gold medal – first place 1949 Paris Individual
Gold medal – first place 1950 Copenhagen Individual
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Team
Silver medal – second place 1946 Stockholm Individual
Silver medal – second place 1949 Paris Team
Silver medal – second place 1950 Copenhagen Team
Bronze medal – third place 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 edit

  1. ^ 1946 WAC results
  2. ^ "1947 WAC results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  3. ^ "1948 WAC results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  4. ^ "1949 WAC results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  5. ^ "1950 WAC results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  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