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| Full name | Dirk De Bock | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Belgian | |||||||||||
| Born | 9 October 1944 Wilrijk, Belgium | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5.6 ft) | |||||||||||
| Sailing career | ||||||||||||
| Class | Soling | |||||||||||
Competition record
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Dirk De Bock (born 9 October 1944) is a sailor from Belgium. [1] He was born in Wilrijk. De Bock represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. De Bock took 18th place in the Soling with Charles de Bondsridder and Walter Haverhals as fellow crew members.
Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), he is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time and is considered by many to be the greatest European player of all time. In 2021, he was selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. In 2023, Nowitzki was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The Super Bock Arena is a cultural and sports arena in Porto, Portugal.
Dirk Richter is a former swimmer from East Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×100 freestyle medley twice during the Summer Olympics. He did so in 1988 with the East German team, alongside Thomas Flemming, Lars Hinneburg, and Steffen Zesner.
Christian-Alexander Tröger is a former swimmer from Germany, who won a total number of three bronze medals as a relay member at the Summer Olympics. He first did so in 1992 alongside Mark Pinger, Dirk Richter, and Steffen Zesner.
Athletes from West Germany competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first time that East Germany and West Germany sent separate teams to the Summer Olympic Games. 275 competitors, 232 men and 43 women, took part in 154 events in 17 sports for West Germany. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Munich, the West German flag was raised at the closing ceremony.
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 33 competitors, all men, took part in 14 events in 7 sports.
Dirk Van Tichelt is a Belgian judoka.
Dirk Schreyer is a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany.
Dirk Korthals is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Dirk Theismann is a German former water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Dirk Schrade is a German equestrian. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Individual eventing and team eventing, where Germany won the gold medal.
Pieter Desmet is a Belgian steeplechase and long-distance runner. He is a two-time national champion for his category, and a member of Atletiek Zuid-West Club in Zwevegem, being coached and trained by Dirk de Maesschulck. He also achieved a personal best time of 8:15.02, at a world meeting in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.
Dirk Baert is a Belgian retired road and track cyclist. On track, he won one gold and two bronze medals in the individual pursuit at the world championships in 1971, 1972 and 1975. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 1 km time trial and finished in 18th place. On the road, he won the Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden (1975), Le Samyn (1976), Halle–Ingooigem (1978) and Grote 1-MeiPrijs (1979), as well as one stage of the Tour of Belgium (1974). He rode the Tour de France in 1974.
Dirk de Ridder is a sailor born in Oudewater, Netherlands, who represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. With Roy Heiner as helmsman and Peter van Niekerk as fellow crew member, De Ridder took the 4th place in the Soling.
Charles De Bondsridder is a sailor from Belgium. De Bondsridder represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. De Bondsridder took 18th place in the Soling with Dirk De Bock as helmsman and Walter Haverhals as fellow crew members.
Walter Haverhals was a sailor from Belgium. Haverhals represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Haverhaels took 18th place in the Soling with Dirk de Bock as helmsman and Charles de Bondsridder as fellow crew member.
Daisy de Bock is a Belgian sport shooter. She has been selected to compete for Belgium in air rifle shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has yielded numerous top 10 finishes in a major international competition, spanning the ISSF World Cup series and the European Championships. De Bock trains under the tutelage of Viaene Alain for the national team, while shooting at Dingo Rifle Club in Moerbeke.
Dirk Peter Balster is a German rower. He finished 4th in the coxless four at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Roland Bock is a German wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman +97 kg at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Events from the year 1992 in Belgium.
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