Alfred Van Landeghem was a Belgian

coxswain The coxswain ( , or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boat ...

who won silver medals in men's eight at the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...

and again in men's eight at the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

as part of the

Royal Club Nautique de Gand (English: ''Royal Rowing Club of Ghent'' / French: ''Royal Club Nautique de Gand'') is a rowing club from the Belgian city of Ghent founded in 1871. The association is located at the Ghent urban Watersportbaan rowing course. It has an extensi ...

team.

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* Belgian male rowers Olympic rowers for Belgium Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Place of birth missing Year of birth missing Year of death missing Coxswains (rowing) Royal Club Nautique de Gand rowers Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-rowing-bio-stub