Jules George Explained

Jules George
Birth Date:	14 May 1903
Death Date:	April 1983 (aged 79)
Module:	no Child: yes Relatives: Robert George (son)
Sport:	Rowing
Club:	UNL, Liège

Jules George (14 May 1903 – April 1983) was a Belgian rower and sports official.

George joined the soccer club RFC Liège in 1915 but it was in rowing that he had better success. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris with the men's coxed four where they were eliminated in the round one repechage.^{[1] [2]} His son, Robert George, won the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at the 1952 Henley Royal Regatta^[3] and competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[4]

George became the largest scrap metal dealer in Europe after WWII. In 1971, he became the president of RFC Liège and held that role until his death in April 1983.^{[5] [6]} He is buried in the Robermont Cemetery in Liège.

Notes and References

1. Web site: J. Georges . . 12 July 2018.
2. Jules Georges . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070334/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/jules-georges-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 12 July 2018 .
3. Web site: Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2003 . 10 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716161931/http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1946-2000.htm . 16 July 2011 . dead .
4. Robert George Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070446/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/robert-george-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 10 September 2018.
5. Web site: Rétro Le 1er avril à Rocourt . . 26 July 2021.
6. Web site: Jules George . Olympedia . 3 August 2021.