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| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Club Nautique de Gand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alfred Van Landeghem was a Belgian coxswain [1] who won silver medals in men's eight at the 1900 Summer Olympics and again in men's eight at the 1908 Summer Olympics as part of the Royal Club Nautique de Gand team. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy is the first and only country to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
Uganda competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany which were held from 26 August to 11 September 1972. The nation's delegation consisted of 33 athletes: seventeen field hockey players, eight boxers and eight track and field athletes
The men's parallel bars was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The parallel bars event was held on 10 April, the seventh gymnastics event to be held. 18 gymnasts from six nations competed, with the judges announcing Alfred Flatow as the winner and Louis Zutter as the runner-up.
The men's horizontal bar was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 9 April, as the sixth gymnastics event. 15 athletes from four nations entered the competition. Two winners were announced, with Hermann Weingärtner winning his first individual gold medal, which was added to his two team gold medals and his three other individual medals. His countryman, Alfred Flatow, won his first individual medal.
Harry Joseph Hebner was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.
Gottlob Walz was a German diver who competed in the 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908 Summer Olympics.
Louis Grenville Abell was an American rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Maurice August Verdonck was a Belgian rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Belgian boat Royal Club Nautique de Gand, which won the silver medal in the men's eight. He also participated at the art competitions in Literature, Lyric Works, Open at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Oscar Charles Dessomville was a Belgian rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Alfred Damon Lindley was an American lawyer and sportsman. He participated in a wide variety of sports, including rowing, skiing and mountaineering. He was also politically active as a supporter of Harold Stassen and a candidate for several offices himself. He died in an airplane crash in 1951.
Rodolphe Antoine Pierre Thérèse Poma, also known as Rudolph Poma, was a rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics for Belgium. He competed in 1900 as coxswain of the Royal Club Nautique de Gand which won the silver medal in the coxed eight and in 1908 as rower of the same club which won the silver medal in the coxed eight.
Albert Michant was a Belgian water polo player and won Silver medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Maurice Constant Maria Hemelsoet was a Belgian rower and was part of the Royal Club Nautique de Gand which won a Silver medal in men's eight at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.
François Vergucht was a Belgian rower who won a silver medal in men's eight at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Joseph Albert Célestin Rémy Orban was a Belgian rower who won a silver medal in men's eight at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Herman Edvard Cederberg was a Finnish swimmer, who competed at the 1908 and the 1912 Summer Olympics.
The men's eight (M8+) competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Casitas in Ventura County, California, United States. It was held from 31 July to 5 August. There were 7 boats from 7 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. New Zealand had won the last two world championships, and the other strong team, East Germany, was absent from the event due to the Eastern Bloc boycott. This made New Zealand the strong favourite. But the final was won by Canada, with the United States and Australia the other medallists, and New Zealand coming a disappointing fourth.
Jaap Belmer was a Dutch wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman middleweight at the 1908 Summer Olympics. After defeating Wilhelm Grundmann from Germany, he went on to finish in fifth place in the tournament.
Harry Van Landeghem is a Belgian wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 62 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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