Jacques Feyerick

Jacques Feyerick
Personal information
Nationality Belgian
Born 28 December 1874
Ghent
Died 13 November 1955(1955-11-13) (aged 80)
Ghent
Sport
Sport hurdling
Achievements and titles
National finals Belgian champion 110 m hurdles 1892

Jacques Feyerick (28 December 1874 – 13 November 1955) was a Belgian athlete, who specialised in hurdling. He won the Belgian national title in his event.

Biography

Athletics

Feyerick was born in Ghent. He became the Belgian champion at 110 metres hurdling. He was affiliated with AA Gent.

Soccer

Feyerick was the president of AA Gent in 1912. He managed to collect the best Ghent soccer players in a mixed team, the Ghent Entente. He was only president for a short time.

Gulf

After the death of his brothers Albert Feyerick in 1919 and Ferdinand in 1920, he was responsible for the golf course of Les Buttes Blanches, the current Royal Latem Golf Club. He made sure that the members of the golf club could acquire the fields.

Private life

Feyerick worked, together with his brothers, as an entrepreneur, in the textile sector and the sugar trade. He was married to Christine Braun, the daughter of mayor Emile Braun and he had two daughters.

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