Walter D'Hondt
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Canada |
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| Men’s Rowing | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1956 Melbourne | Coxless Fours | |
| Silver | 1960 Rome | Eights | |
| Commonwelth Games | |||
| Gold | 1958 Cardiff | Eights | |
| Silver | 1958 Cardiff | Coxed Fours | |
Walter D'Hondt (born September 11, 1936) is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.
He received a gold medal in coxless fours at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Archibald McKinnon, Lorne Loomer and Donald Arnold.[1]
At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, D'Hondt received a gold medal in eights, and a silver medal in coxed fours. He received a silver medal in eights at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, as a member of the Canadian team.[2]
[edit] Awards
D'Hondt was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1958. He was inducted into British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1966,[3] and into University of Brithish Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, together with the other members of the Olympic gold team.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing" (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
- ^ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Rowing" (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
- ^ "1956 UBC/VRC Coxless Fours (M)" – Brithish Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
- ^ "1956 UBC Four Oared Rowing Crew" – University of Brithish Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
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