Oscar Dessomville

Oscar Charles Dessomville (19 August 1876 – 30 August 1938) was a Belgian rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Oscar Dessomville
Personal information
Birth nameOscar Charles Dessomville
Born19 August 1876
Ghent, Belgium
Died30 August 1938(1938-08-30) (aged 62)
Ghent, Belgium
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubRoyal Club Nautique de Gand
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1900 ParisEight
Silver medal – second place 1908 LondonEight
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris Coxed pair
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Eight
Gold medal – first place 1901 Zürich Eight
Gold medal – first place 1902 Strasbourg Coxed pair
Bronze medal – third place 1902 Strasbourg Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1902 Strasbourg Eight
Gold medal – first place 1906 Pallanza Eight
Gold medal – first place 1907 Strasbourg Eight
Silver medal – second place 1908 Lucerne Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1908 Lucerne Eight
Silver medal – second place 1909 Paris Coxed four

In both 1900 and 1908 he was the only one with Rodolphe Poma, who was coxswain in 1900,[2][3] who was both two times part of the Belgian boat Royal Club Nautique de Gand, which won the silver medal in the men's eight.[4]

References
  1. "Oscar Dessomville". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. "Olympische organisaties". Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  3. "Lijst van Belgische Olympische roeiers". Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oscar de Somville". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2018.


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