Oscar Dessomville

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
1900 Paris Eight
1908 London Eight
European Rowing Championships
1900 Paris Coxed pair
1900 Paris Coxed four
1900 Paris Eight
1901 Zürich Eight
1902 Strasbourg Coxed pair
1902 Strasbourg Coxed four
1902 Strasbourg Eight
1906 Pallanza Eight
1907 Strasbourg Eight
1908 Lucerne Coxed four
1908 Lucerne Eight
1909 Paris Coxed four

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]

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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