Claude Houben

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Claude Houben
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Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1947 St. Moritz Four-man

Claude Houben (born 1926) was a Belgian bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won the silver medal in the four-man event at the 1947 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. He was the son of Max Houben. He died on 10 October 2009.

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