Carlos Van den Driessche
Charles Georges "Carlos" Van den Driessche (31 August 1901 – 14 May 1972) was a Belgian ice hockey player and rower. As a hockey player he won a bronze medal at the 1924 European Championships[1] and finished seventh and thirteenth at the 1924 and 1936 Winter Olympics, respectively.[2]
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| Birth name | Charles Georges Van den Driessche | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 1901 Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 May 1972 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing, ice hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CRB, Bruxelles BIHC, Bruxelles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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As a rower he competed in the coxless pairs at the 1928 Summer Olympics, together with the fellow ice hockey player Philippe Van Volckxsom, but failed to reach the final.[2] He won a bronze medal in the double sculls with Louis Strauwen at the 1929 European Rowing Championships.[3]
Van den Driessche served as the president of the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation in 1949–1951, 1953–1955 and 1960–1965.[4]
References
- Malolepszy, Tomasz (2013). European Ice Hockey Championship Results: Since 1910. Scarecrow Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-8108-8782-4.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlos Van den Driessche". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier) Archived 25 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine sport-komplett.de
- Presidents of the Belgian Ice Hockey Federation. rbihf.be
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