Oscar Dessomville Explained

Oscar Dessomville
Birth Name:Oscar Charles Dessomville
Birth Date:19 August 1876
Birth Place:Ghent, Belgium
Death Place:Ghent, Belgium
Height:175 cm
Weight:78 kg
Sport:Rowing
Club:Royal Club Nautique de Gand

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oscar Dessomville . Olympedia . 9 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Olympische organisaties . 9 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Lijst van Belgische Olympische roeiers . 9 October 2021.
  4. Oscar de Somville . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235726/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/oscar-de-somville-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 4 August 2018 .