Oscar Grégoire Jr. (26 March 1877 in

Ivanteyevka, Moscow Oblast Ivanteyevka (russian: Иванте́евка) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Ucha River northeast of Moscow. Population: History Ivanteyevka was founded in 1586 as a settlement of Vanteyevo (), which belonged to the Trin ...

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

– 28 September 1947 in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

) was a Belgian

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player and

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

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 ...

, 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 ...

, and in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. He was part of the Belgian water polo team and was able to win two silver and one bronze medal. In 1908 and 1912 he also participated in the 100-metre backstroke events, but was eliminated in the first round in both.

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* 1877 births 1947 deaths Belgian male water polo players Belgian male backstroke swimmers Water polo players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players of Belgium Olympic swimmers of Belgium Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Moscow Oblast 20th-century Belgian people People from Ivanteyevka {{Belgium-waterpolo-bio-stub

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