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Louis De Ridder

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Name
  
Louis Ridder

Role
  
Olympic athlete


Died
  
May 5, 1981

Club
  
Brussels

Louis De Ridder

Born
  
9 June 1902
Antwerp, Belgium

Sport
  
Ice hockey, speed skating, bobsleigh

Personal best(s)
  
500 m – 52.8 (1924) 1500 m – 3:01.8 (1924) 5000 m – 10:35.2 (1925)

Louis De Ridder (9 June 1902 – 5 May 1981) was a Belgian athlete who competed in ice hockey, speed skating and bobsleigh at the 1924 and 1936 Winter Olympics. His best achievement was fifth place in the four-man bobsleigh event in 1936. As a speed skater, he placed 19th in both the 500 m and 1500 m events in 1924. He was part of the Belgian ice hockey teams that finished 7th and 13th in 1924 and 1936, respectively. He won two medals at the Ice Hockey European Championships in 1924 and 1927.

References

Louis De Ridder Wikipedia