Victor Verschueren

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Victor Verschueren
Born(1893-04-19)April 19, 1893
Belgium
Position Goaltender
National teamFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Playing career 19221925
Olympic medal record
Bobsleigh
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1924 Chamonix Four-man

Victor Abel Verschueren (born 19 April 1893, date of death unknown) was a Belgian bobsledder and ice hockey player who competed during the early 1920s.

At the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix he won a bronze medal in the four-man bobsleigh event. He was also a member of the Belgian ice hockey team which was eliminated in the first round of the 1924 Olympic tournament.

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