Georges Van Den Bossche

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGeorges Joseph•Van Den Bossche
Used nameGeorges•Van Den Bossche
Born15 July 1892 in Gent (Ghent), Oost-Vlaanderen (BEL)
Died16 May 1966 (aged 73 years 10 months 1 day) in Gent (Ghent), Oost-Vlaanderen (BEL)
Measurements176 cm / 80 kg
AffiliationsKRSG, Gent (BEL)
NOC Belgium

Biography

Georges Van Den Bossche and his brother Oscar won gold in the eights at the 1910 European Championships on home water in Oostende. Two years later, Georges was a member of the Belgian coxed four that competed in the 1912 Olympic regatta. After defeating Roklubb Købnhavn in the heats, they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Norway’s Kristiania Roklub. With the same crew Belgium won silver behind Switzerland at the 1912 European Championships in Genève. In 1920, Georges and Oscar Van Den Bossche won bronze in the coxed pairs at the European Championships in Mâcon. At the Antwerpen Olympics in 1920, they lost their heat against the eventual gold medallists from Italy.

In the eights, he also claimed three Belgian Championships with the Koninklijke Roeivereniging Sport Gent (1910, 1912, 1919).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Rowing BEL Georges Van Den Bossche
Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic) Royal Club Nautique de Gand 2 h3 r2/4
1920 Summer Olympics Rowing BEL Georges Van Den Bossche
Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic) Belgium 2 h1 r1/2

Olympic Records

Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.
Games Date Sport Event Phase Mark Pos
1912 Summer Olympics 17 July 1912 Rowing Coxed Fours, Men Round One, Heat #5 7:15.0 1

Olympic family relations