Carlos Vandendriessche
Belgian ice hockey player and rower
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Carlos Urbain Anna Stella Henri Vandendriessche (31 August 1901[1] – 14 May 1972) was a Belgian ice hockey player and rower.[2] As a hockey player he won a bronze medal at the 1924 European Championships[3] and finished seventh and thirteenth at the 1924 and 1936 Winter Olympics, respectively.[4]
31 August 1901
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| Born | Carlos Urbain Anna Stella Henri Vandendriessche 31 August 1901 Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 May 1972 (aged 70) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing, ice hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CRB, Bruxelles BIHC, Bruxelles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As a rower he competed in the coxless pairs at the 1928 Summer Olympics, together with the fellow ice hockey player Philippe Van Volckxsom, but failed to reach the final.[4] He won a bronze medal in the double sculls with Louis Strauwen at the 1929 European Rowing Championships.[5]
Vandendriessche served as the president of the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation in 1949–1951, 1953–1955 and 1960–1965.[6]
