Gerard Pieter Hendrik van Velde is a Dutch retired speed skater who specialised in sprinting. He won an Olympic gold medal in 2002.
Henry Clemens Van de Velde was a Belgian painter, architect and interior designer. Together with Victor Horta and Paul Hankar, he is considered one of the founders of Art Nouveau in Belgium. Van de Velde spent the most important part of his career in Germany and had a decisive influence on German architecture and design at the beginning of the 20th century.
The retroflex flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɽ⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r`.
Willem van de Velde the Younger was a Dutch marine painter.
James Oliver Van de Velde was a U.S. Catholic bishop born in Belgium. He served as the second Roman Catholic Bishop of Chicago between 1849 and 1853. He traveled to Rome in 1852 and petitioned the Pope for a transfer to a warmer climate, due to his health. In 1853, the transfer was granted; Van de Velde became bishop of the Diocese of Natchez, in Mississippi, where he served until his death two years later.
Van de Velde, Vande Velde, or Vandevelde is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the field". Van de Velde is the 32nd most common name in Belgium, with 8,903 people in 2008, while in 2007 there were 3,319 people named "Van de Velde" in The Netherlands. Among other variations on this name are Van der Velde, Vandevelde, Van Velde, Van de Velden, and Van der Velden.
Esaias van de Velde was a Dutch landscape painter.
Christian Vande Velde is a retired American professional road racing cyclist of Belgian descent, who rode professionally between 1998 and 2013. Vande Velde competed for the U.S. Postal Service, Liberty Seguros, Team CSC and Garmin–Sharp squads. He is the son of United States Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee John Vande Velde.
Belgium competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 152 competitors, 132 men and 20 women, took part in 77 events in 17 sports.
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
The Netherlands women's national water polo team is the national team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was one of the leading teams in the world during the 1980s and 1990s. More recently they claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The team is governed by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Zwembond (KNZB).
Stefan Groothuis is a retired Dutch speed skater. He is the World Sprint Champion for 2012 and the gold medal winner in the 1000 metres at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
The 1999 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 128th Open Championship, held from 15–18 July at the Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland.
Rita de Jong is a Dutch rower. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics as a member of the Netherlands women's double sculls team which finished in 10th place and at the 1996 Summer Olympics as a member of the women's eight team which finished in 6th place.
Bruce Van De Velde served as Director of Athletics at Louisiana Tech University from 2010 to July 1 2013 when he stepped down. From 2008 to 2010, Van De Velde served as Deputy Director of Athletics & Chief Operating Officer at Louisiana Tech University under then-Director of Athletics/Head Football Coach Derek Dooley.
Arie van der Velden was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. With helmsman Henri Smulders and fellow crew Chris Hooykaas, Van der Velde took the silver in the 1st race and the 4th place in the second race of the 3 to 10 ton.
Emile Van De Velde was a Belgian cyclist. He competed in the sprint event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Hennie van der Velde is a Dutch former swimmer. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Marjan op den Velde was a Dutch water polo player. She was a member of the Netherlands women's national water polo team.
Camiel Van de Velde was a Belgian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
