Robert Frédérik Louis Baetens (28 October 1930 – 19 October 2016) was a Belgian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Antwerp. In 1952 he won the silver medal with his partner Michel Knuysen in the coxless pairs event. Four years later he was eliminated with his partner Michel Knuysen in the repechage of the coxless pair competition.
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Birth name | Robert Frédérik Louis Baetens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Antwerp | 28 October 1930|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 October 2016[1] | (aged 85)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Bob Baetens' obituary (in Dutch)