Hilaire Frederik Spanoghe (born 30 October 1879, date of death unknown) was a Belgian

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who competed in the

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. In

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he won a bronze medal as a member of a mixed team representing

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that was mostly made-up of students from the Université de Bruxelles.

Biography

Born in

Grimbergen Grimbergen () is a municipality in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, 10 km north of the capital Brussels. It comprises the towns of Beigem, Grimbergen, Humbeek, and Strombeek-Bever. In 2017, it had a population of 37,030 and an are ...

to Maria Victoria Van Bogaert (1837) and Amandus Spanoghe (1836), he is the only boy among the couple's five children and the youngest of his siblings. In 1899 he joined Brussels Skill FC, and he stayed loyal to the club until it merged with Daring Club de Bruxelles in 1902, joining Athletic and Running Club de Bruxelles shortly after. He represented the Belgium Olympic 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 ...

, featuring in the team's only games at the tournament against

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, in which he scored a consolation goal in a 2-6 loss.

Honours

International

; Belgium Olympic *

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: **Bronze medal (1):

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

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* 1879 births Year of death missing Belgian footballers Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Olympic footballers of Belgium Footballers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Association football forwards Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Place of death missing People from Grimbergen Footballers from Flemish Brabant {{Belgium-Olympic-medalist-stub