René Mortiaux

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRené Jean Baptiste•Mortiaux
Used nameRené•Mortiaux
Born5 January 1881 in Saint-Gilles, Région de Bruxelles-CapitaleBEL
Died18 March 1939 (aged 58 years 2 months 13 days) in Saint-Gilles, Région de Bruxelles-CapitaleBEL
NOCBelgiumBEL
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Apart from his appearance at the 1924 Winter Olympics, nothing is known about René Mortiaux. In the Four/Five man event, he was one of riders on the Charles Mulder sled, along with Paul Van den Broek, Victor Verschueren and Henri Willems. In each of the runs, the team placed third, resulting in a bronze medal, 20 seconds ahead of the fourth-place team, France.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) BEL René Mortiaux
Four, Men (Olympic) Belgium 1 3 Bronze