Germaine Van Dievoet

Germaine van Dievoet
Germaine van Dievoet
Germaine van Dievoet at the 1920 Olympic Games (Antwerp)
Born (1899-09-26)26 September 1899
Brussels, Belgium
Died 30 October 1990(1990-10-30) (aged 91)
Uccle, Belgium
Nationality  Belgium
Occupation swimmer

Germaine van Dievoet (26 September 1899 – 30 October 1990) was a Belgian competitive swimmer.

Van Dievoet was born in Brussels, Belgium to architect Henri van Dievoet. Germaine van Dievoet married in Uccle 23 August 1937, Willy Dessecker, born 16 January 1901 and died in Uccle (Clinique des deux Alices) 30 October 1990.

She was one of the few Belgian women to have participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics, which were celebrated at Antwerp, in Belgium from 20 April until 12 September 1920. She competed in the 100 meter swim, but was disqualified in a semi-final race, finishing fourth. She was the only Belgian to compete in the race.

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References

  • Théo Mathy, Dictionnaire des sports et des sportifs belges, Brussels, éditions Paul Legrain, 1982.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Germaine Van Dievoet". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
  • Ful Olympians, Natation, Anvers, 1920, Germaine van Dievoet, site of Herman De Wael
  • Biography of Germaine van Dievoet
  • History of the Olympics of Antwerp. Nager en Belgique.
  • Biography of Germaine van Dievoet
  • The history of the family of Germaine van Dievoet


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