Jean van Silfhout (2 May 1899 – 29 January 1942[1]) was a Belgian rower.[2] He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp with the men's coxed four,[3] where they were eliminated in round one.[4][5] At the 1924 Olympics, he competed in the eight event; in this regatta, the team was eliminated in the round one repêchage.[5]
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| Born | 2 May 1899 Sint-Amandsberg | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 January 1942 Ghent | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Club Nautique de Gand | |||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Obituary, De Gentenaar, 1 February 1942
- ^ Comité Olympique Français. Avé, M. (ed.). Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel [The Games of the VIIIth Olympiad Paris 1924 – Official Report] (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. p. 178. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Jean van Silfhout". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Jean Van Silfhout". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean Van Silfhout". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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