Robert Van Zeebroeck (31 October 1909 – 1991) was a Belgian figure skater. He won the bronze medal in the singles event at the 1928 Winter Olympics, became one of the youngest male figure skating Olympic medalists. He also participated with his partner Josy Van Leberghe in the pairs competition where they finished sixth.[1][2]
| Robert Van Zeebroeck | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 31 October 1909 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1991 (aged 81–82) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Belgium | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Results
editMen's singles
edit| Event | 1926 | 1928 | 1936 | 1938 |
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| Winter Olympics | 3rd | |||
| World Championships | 7th | 9th | ||
| European Championships | 6th | 10th |
Pairs
edit(with Josy Van Leberghe)
| Event | 1928 |
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| Winter Olympics | 6th |
References
edit- ^ "Robert van Zeebroeck". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robert Van Zeebroeck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
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