Arthur Sneyers was a

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

from

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

, who represented his country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. Sneyers, as crew member on the Belgian

6 Metre The International Six Metre class is a class of classic racing yachts. Sixes are a '' construction class'', meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International rule. At t ...

''Ubu'', took 5th place with helmsman A. J. J. Fridt and fellow crew members

Ludovic Franck Ludovic Franck (28 December 1907 – 15 September 1988) was a sailor from Belgium, who represented his country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Franck, as crew member on the Belgian 6 Metre ''Ubu'', took 5th place ...

Frits Mulder Frits Mulder was a sailor from Belgium, who represented his country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , ...

and

Willy Van Rompaey Willy Van Rompaey (born 24 March 1911) was a sailor from Belgium, who represented his country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Van Rompaey, as crew member on the Belgian 6 Metre ''Ubu'', took 5th place with helmsman A ...

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* Sailors at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre Olympic sailors for Belgium Belgian male sailors (sport) Year of birth missing Possibly living people {{Belgium-yachtracing-bio-stub