Eugene Belisle

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameEugene Louis•Belisle
Used nameEugene•Belisle
Born13 January 1899 in Bakersfield, California (USA)
Died10 June 1983 in Hartford, Connecticut (USA)
Measurements172 cm / 54 kg
AffiliationsPennsylvania Barge Club, Philadelphia (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Eugene Belisle was a coxswain at Harvard, graduating in 1931. At the 1928 Olympics he coxed the fours with, but the crew was eliminated in the second round. Belisle later settled in Hartford, Connecticut where he was Executive Director of the Hartford Development Corporation from 1965-75. He was considered responsible for the city’s economic development and renaissance in the early 1970s.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Rowing USA Eugene Belisle
Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic) United States 2 h3 r3/7