Gustave Fischweiler

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGustave Emmanuel Joseph Marie•Fischweiler
Used nameGustave•Fischweiler
Born18 December 1911 in Saint-Servais, Namur (BEL)
Died1990 in Bruxelles (Brussels), Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (BEL)
NOC Belgium

Biography

Gustave Fischweiler studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Namur from 1925-29, and then at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, attending there from 1929-32. He then served with the Regiment 13th line in Namur in 1932-33. Fischweiler later worked in medals, mostly by the method of strikes and spanning, creating more than 100 medals with different motives such as automobiles, portraits, sports and animals. However, he also worked as a sculptor and painter. Fischweiler was not able to fully support himself as an artist, however, so he also worked as a banker in Brussels for many years. He won numerous awards for medals and modeling in his native Belgium. For instance, in 1937 he was awarded the Sculpture Prize of the Bruxelles Academy of Fine Arts.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Art Competitions BEL Gustave Fischweiler
Sculpturing, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) AC