Carlos Van den Driessche, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Carlos Van den Driessche

Belgian ice hockey player and rower

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1901

Place of Birth: Belgium

Date of Death: 14-May-1972

Profession: ice hockey player, rower

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Carlos Van den Driessche

  • Charles Georges "Carlos" Van den Driessche (31 August 1901 – 14 May 1972) was a Belgian ice hockey player and rower.
  • As a hockey player he won a bronze medal at the 1924 European Championships and finished seventh and thirteenth at the 1924 and 1936 Winter Olympics, respectively.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.
  • He won a bronze medal in the double sculls with Louis Strauwen at the 1929 European Rowing Championships.Van den Driessche served as the president of the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation in 1949–1951, 1953–1955 and 1960–1965.

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