Germaine Van Dievoet Explained

Germaine van Dievoet
Birth Date:1899 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Brussels, Belgium
Death Place:Uccle, Belgium
Nationality:Belgian
Family:Van Dievoet family
Occupation:swimmer

Germaine van Dievoet (26 September 1899  - 30 October 1990) was a Belgian competitive and olympic swimmer.[1]

Career

Germaine Van Dievoet was the Belgian champion for the 100m women's freestyle in 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923.[2] She was one of only ten Belgian women to have participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics, which took place in Antwerp from 20 April until 12 September 1920. She competed in the 100 meter swim, but lost in a semi-final race, finishing fourth. She was the only Belgian to compete in the race. Bronze medal, 100 - meter freestyle at the 1922 Women's Olympiad.

On Thursday 27 October 1955, she received the bronze medal of the Belgian mérite sportif (sports merit).[3]

Personal life

Van Dievoet was born in Brussels to architect Henri van Dievoet and Eugenie Masson. She married Willy Dessecker[4] [5] in Uccle on 23 August 1937. They did not have children.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Germaine VAN DIEVOET - Olympic Swimming Belgium. 2016-06-25. International Olympic Committee. en. 2020-04-13.
  2. Web site: Germaine Van Dievoet . Olympedia . 4 September 2021.
  3. Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Famille, Cérémonie Sportive, remise solennelle des médailles du Mérite Sportif, Programme et Palmarès, Thursday 27 October 1955, Palais des Beaux-Arts-Bruxelles, p. 9.
  4. Web site: Germaine Van Dievoet Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112431/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/germaine-van-dievoet-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2020-04-13.
  5. Willy Dessecker was born on 16 January 1901 and died in Uccle (Clinique des deux Alices) on 30 October 1990.