J. Adriaenssens won the Antwerpen (Antwerp) provincial weightlifting championship title in the lightweight category held in January 1928. Later that year, Adriaenssens was one of two Antwerpen residents, along with John Van Rompaey, to be named to the Olympic team to represent their country in the sport at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games. There, he was one of two Belgians who contested the lightweight contest, alongside Victor Van Hamme of Gent (Ghent). Adriaenssens only completed the military press portion of the event, placing equal twelfth by lifting 75.0 kilograms. He retired from the sport shortly after his Olympic appearance. Efforts thus far to verify this athlete’s given name have been unsuccessful.
Belgium