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Philippe Van Volckxsom (1 May 1897 – 20 December 1939) was a Belgian athlete who competed at the
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and
1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
and at the first
Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...
in 1924. Recorded as being deployed as both a
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and a
defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la ...
,Philippe van Volckxsom
EliteProspects.com he finished fifth and seventh with the Belgian
ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
team in 1920 and 1924, respectively, and in 1924 he also took part in
speed skating Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marath ...
events. In 1928 he competed in rowing, together with the fellow ice hockey player
Carlos Van den Driessche Charles Georges "Carlos" Van den Driessche (31 August 1901 – 14 May 1972) was a Belgian ice hockey player and rower. As a hockey player he won a bronze medal at the 1924 European Championships and finished seventh and thirteenth at the 1924 an ...
, but failed to reach the final of the
coxless pair A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side (rower's right h ...
s event.


See also

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List of athletes who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games Below is a list of athletes who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, as of the end of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Prior to the 1924 Winter Olympics, the winter sports of Figure skating and Ice hockey had been contested in the Summer Olym ...


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* 1897 births 1939 deaths Belgian male rowers Belgian male speed skaters Ice hockey players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1924 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Belgium Olympic rowers for Belgium Olympic speed skaters for Belgium Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Speed skaters at the 1924 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Brussels Belgian ice hockey forwards Belgian ice hockey defencemen {{Belgium-speed-skating-bio-stub