Frank Olof Odberg (1 March 1879 – 1917) was a Belgian

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who competed in 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 ...

. He was a member of the Belgian club

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 ...

and with his team, he won the silver medal in the men's eight.

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* 1879 births 1917 deaths Belgian male rowers Olympic rowers of Belgium Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Belgian people Date of death missing Place of death missing Royal Club Nautique de Gand rowers {{Belgium-rowing-bio-stub