Maurice August Verdonck (21 April 1879 – 1 March 1968) was a

Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

who competed in the

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. He was part of the Belgian boat ''

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 ...

'', which won the silver medal in the men's eight.

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Maurice Verdonck's profile at databaseOlympics
1879 births 1968 deaths Belgian male rowers Olympic rowers of Belgium Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Flemish sportspeople Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Belgian people Royal Club Nautique de Gand rowers {{Belgium-rowing-bio-stub