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| Born | 7 March 1892 Ledeberg | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 May 1944 (aged 52) Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | KRSG, Gent | ||||||||||||||||
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Edmond Vanwaes, also Van Waes, (born 8 March 1892, [1] dead 31 May 1944) [2] was a Belgian rower. [3] He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm with the men's coxed four where they were eliminated in the quarter finals. [4] [5]
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Robert Van de Walle is a retired Belgian judoka. He was the first judoka to ever compete at five Olympics, from 1976 to 1992. Competing in the half-heavyweight category he won the gold medal in 1980 and a bronze in 1988 at the age of 34. Van de Walle won European titles in 1980, 1985 and 1986. Together with Ingrid Berghmans he was the face of Belgian judo in the late 1970s and 1980s. After retiring from competitions he ran a coaching company together with his wife. He was the head of the Belgian delegation at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In summer 2021, 14 years after obtaining the rank of black belt 8th dan; Van De Walle, currently a member of Judo Club Crossing Schaerbeek, accepted his promotion to 9th dan from the International Judo Federation.
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Events in the year 1895 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1893 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1899 in Belgium.
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