Jan Joseph "Joep" Packbiers (19 January 1875 – 8 December 1957) was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born in Nuth, Limburg and died in Maastricht, Limburg.

Joep Packbiers
Packbiers and the rest of the Dutch archery team at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameJan Joseph Packbiers
NationalityDutch
Born(1875-01-19)19 January 1875
Nuth, Limburg, Netherlands
Died8 December 1957(1957-12-08) (aged 82)
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Sport
SportArchery
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 Piet de Brouwer, Janus Theeuwes, Driekske van Bussel, Jo van Gastel, Tiest van Gestel, Janus van Merrienboer, and Theo Willems.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Joep Packbiers". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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