He was born and died in Oud en Nieuw Gastel, North Brabant.

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, Jo van Gastel, Tiest van Gestel, Janus Theeuwes, and Theo Willems.

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