Thierry de Briey

Thierry de Briey
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born(1895-12-29)29 December 1895
Brussels, Belgium
Died11 April 1945(1945-04-11) (aged 49)
Bergen-Belsen, Germany
Sport
SportEquestrian

Thierry de Briey (29 December 1895 – 11 April 1945) was a Belgian equestrian.[1] He competed in the individual jumping event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2] A member of the Belgian Resistance,[3] he was killed in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during World War II.[4]

Personal life

In 1940, after the invasion of Belgium by German forces, de Briey became a member of the Belgian Resistance.[3] He was arrested in February 1944 and was first deported to Buchenwald and then Harzungen.[3] After the evacuation of the latter camp, de Briey was forced to march to the Bergen-Belsen camp on foot; he died in the camp on 25 April 1945.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Thierry de Briey". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thierry de Briey Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Thierry de Briey (1895 - 1945)". Antwerpen1920. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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