Oscar Charles Dessomville (19 August 1876 – 30 August 1938) was a Belgian rower 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 ...

and in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

. In both 1900 and 1908 he was the only one with Rodolphe Poma, who was coxswain in 1900, who was both two times 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 extensiv ...

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

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* 1876 births 1938 deaths Belgian male rowers Olympic rowers of Belgium Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Royal Club Nautique de Gand rowers Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-rowing-bio-stub