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 old Belgian noble family of German origin . The Head of the House is styled as Duke of Ursel, while other members are styled as Count/Countess of Ursel. History The Ursel family roots are in S ...

. He was born in

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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 (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (; ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the ...

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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 Oostkamp (; ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Hertsberge, Oostkamp proper, Ruddervoorde and Waardamme. On January 1, 2019, Oostkamp had a total population o23,698 The ...

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at the age of 96.

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1920 births 2017 deaths Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Belgian male alpine skiers Ph Olympic alpine skiers for Belgium Skiers from Bern Swiss emigrants to Belgium 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-alpine-skiing-bio-stub