Albert Castelyns | |
Birth Date: | 1917 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Borgerhout, Belgium |
Death Place: | Berchem, Belgium |
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Albert Castelyns, also known as Albert Casteleyns (2 May 1917 – 17 June 1974) was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the late 1930s. In the 1950s, he competed in bobsleigh.
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin he was part of the Belgian water polo team that won the bronze medal. Casteleyns played five matches.
In the 1950s Casteleyns competed in bobsleigh. Taking part in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the two-man event at Oslo in 1952.
Castelyns died in Berchem on 17 June 1974, at the age of 57.[1]