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Nationality | Belgian |
Born | Brecht, Belgium | 30 May 1950
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Sport | Sailing |
Philippe Willems (born 30 May 1950) is a Belgian former sailor. He competed in the Finn event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]
Willem-Alexander is King of the Netherlands, having acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication in 2013.
Horne is a small historic county of the Holy Roman Empire in the present day Netherlands and Belgium. It takes its name from the village Horn, west of Roermond. The residence of the counts of Horne was moved from Horn to Weert in the 15th century.
Éditions Albin Michel is a French publisher. In January 2022, the new director is Anna Pavlowitch, the daughter of Paul Pavlowitch.
Pieter Willem Korthals was a Dutch botanist. Korthals was the official botanist with the Dutch East India Service from 1831 to 1836. Among his many discoveries was the medicinal plant Kratom . Korthals wrote the first monograph on the tropical pitcher plants, "Over het geslacht Nepenthes", published in 1839.
Willem "Wim" Hesterman was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to Philippe Bouvy.
Inventaire is the name given to the debut album of the French singer Christophe Willem. It was released on April 16, 2007 and was supported by the two hit singles "Double Je" and "Jacques a dit", which were top five hits in France and Belgium. The album was mainly composed by the French artists Zazie and Philippe Katerine.
Philippe Omnès is a French fencer and Olympic champion in the foil competition.
Philippe Cattiau was a French épée and foil fencer who won a total of eight Olympic medals between 1920 and 1936.
Philippe Rizzo is an Australian gymnast and Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. He was the first Australian to win a medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships when he won silver on the horizontal bar in Ghent in 2001. He is also the first Australian to win a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships when he won the horizontal bar in Aarhus in 2006.
Philippe Colin is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and a silver.
Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh was a Dutch fencer. He won three bronze medals.
Victor Willems was a Belgian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics and a gold in the same event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Philippe Riboud is a French fencer. He won two golds, two silvers and two bronze medals at three Olympic Games. He also competed at the Mediterranean Games in the individual épée event winning gold medal in 1979 and a silver medal in 1975. He was vice-president of the French Fencing Federation after the Olympic Games of 1988.
Philippe Bonnin is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Willem "Wim" Peters was a Dutch athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. Peters was born in Meppel and died in Zwolle aged 91.
Philippe Chancerel is a French sailor who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata is an oil painting on canvas by Peter Paul Rubens, produced for the Franciscan monastic church in Ghent, probably part of a commission for three works for the same church – the others were St Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy and The Virgin Mary and Saint Francis Saving the World from Christ's Anger. It measures 265.5 cm x 193 cm and has been variously dated to around 1630 and to between 1615 and 1620.
Philippe Bergmans is a Belgian former sailor, who specialized in the Laser class. He won a gold medal at the 2004 European Laser Championships in Warnemünde, Germany, and was selected to compete for Belgium in three editions of the Olympic Games. Before his retirement came at the end of 2004 season, Bergman trained for the Royal Belgian Sailing Club, under the tutelage of head coach Filip Willems.
Philippe Le Jeune is a Belgian former equestrian. He competed in two events at the 2012 Summer Olympics.