Philippe Marie Eugène, Count d'Ursel (28 June 1920 – 26 March 2017) was a Swiss-born
Belgian alpine skier and a member of the
Ursel family
The House of Ursel is the name of an important old Belgian noble family of German origin. The Head of the House is styled the Duke of Ursel, while other members are styled as Count/Countess d'Ursel.
History
The Ursel family roots ar ...
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He was born in
Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
, website ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
in June 1920 and was a grandson of count
Charles d'Ursel. Count d'Ursel competed at the
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...
in
St. Moritz and finished 70th in a field of 111 competitors in the
men's downhill event and 39th in a field of 78 competitors in the
men's combined event.
Count d'Ursel died in March 2017 in
Oostkamp,
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
at the age of 96.
References
1920 births
2017 deaths
Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Belgian male alpine skiers
Ph
Olympic alpine skiers of Belgium
Sportspeople from Bern
Swiss emigrants to Belgium
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