| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's rowing | ||
Representing  Canada | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1956 Melbourne | Coxless four |
 | 1960 Rome | Eight |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| 1958 Cardiff | Eight |
| 1958 Cardiff | Coxed four |
Walter Ignace d'Hondt (born September 11, 1936) was a Canadian rower and Olympic champion.
He is the brother of Miss Canada 1959, Danica d'Hondt, who is a Canadian-American-British actress, restaurateur, and author. He is the father of women's basketball player Gillian D'Hondt and the uncle of film actress, America Olivo. He was educated at The John Fisher School in Surrey.
He received a gold medal in coxless fours at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Archibald MacKinnon, Lorne Loomer and Donald Arnold. [1]
At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, D'Hondt received a gold medal in eights, and a silver medal in coxed fours. He received a silver medal in eights at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, as a member of the Canadian team. [2]
D'Hondt was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1958. He was inducted into British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1966, and into University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, together with the other members of the Olympic gold team. [3]
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