Jean van Silfhout (rower)

For the Dutch rower, see Jean van Silfhout (sportsman).

Jean van Silfhout
Personal information
Born2 May 1899
Sint-Amandsberg
Died29 January 1942
Ghent
Sport
SportRowing
ClubRoyal Club Nautique de Gand
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Belgium
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1920 Mâcon Coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 1921 Amsterdam Eight

Jean van Silfhout (2 May 1899 – 29 January 1942[1]) was a Belgian rower.[2] He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp with the men's coxed four,[3] where they were eliminated in round one.[4][5] At the 1924 Olympics, he competed in the eight event; in this regatta, the team was eliminated in the round one repêchage.[5]

References

  1. ^ Obituary, De Gentenaar, 1 February 1942
  2. ^ Comité Olympique Français. Avé, M. (ed.). Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel [The Games of the VIIIth Olympiad Paris 1924 – Official Report] (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. p. 178. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Jean van Silfhout". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Jean Van Silfhout". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean Van Silfhout". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2018.


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