Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Alfred "Freddy"•Mansveld |
Used name | Freddy•Mansveld |
Born | 2 August 1911 |
NOC | Belgium |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 0 |
Silver | 1 |
Bronze | 0 |
Total | 1 |
A sports journalist, Freddy Mansveld was slated to compete in the four-man sled of Max Houben at the 1947 World Championships. He injured himself shortly before the competition and was replaced by Houben’s son, Claude - who had never before been in a bobsleigh. Without Mansveld, the crew won a silver medal. The following year, at the Olympics, Mansveld did compete, and the Belgian team again finished in second place.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1948 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | BEL | Freddy Mansveld | |||
Four, Men (Olympic) | Belgium | 2 | Silver |