Jean Dubois (Milmort, 13 August 1914 – Sclessin, 9 June 2005) was a Belgian

sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

who competed in the late 1940s. In 1939 (during universal exhibition in Liege city) he was world champion. This is why he was selected for London Olympics after the war. At the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

in London, he competed in the C-2 1000 m event. His partner, Hubert Coomans, broke his paddle and they finished unclassified.

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1914 births Belgian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Belgium Year of death missing {{Belgium-canoe-bio-stub