| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Charles Georges Van den Driessche |
| Born | 31 August 1901 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 14 May 1972 (aged 70) |
| Height | 188 cm |
| Weight | 109 kg |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing, ice hockey |
| Club | CRB, Bruxelles BIHC, Bruxelles |
| Olympic medal record | ||
Competitor for  Belgium
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Ice Hockey European Championships | ||
| Bronze | 1924 Milan | Team |
Charles Georges "Carlos" Van den Driessche (31 August 1901 – 14 May 1972) was a Belgian ice hockey player and rower. As a hockey player he won a bronze medal at the 1924 European Championships[1] and finished seventh and thirteenth at the 1924 and 1936 Winter Olympics, respectively.[2]
As a rower he competed in the coxless pairs at the 1928 Summer Olympics, together with the fellow ice hockey player Philippe Van Volckxsom, but failed to reach the final. He won a bronze medal in the double sculls with Louis Strauwen at the 1929 European Rowing Championships.
Van den Driessche served as the president of the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation in 1949–1951, 1953–1955 and 1960–1965.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Malolepszy, Tomasz (2013). European Ice Hockey Championship Results: Since 1910. Scarecrow Press, 12. ISBN 978-0-8108-8782-4.
- ↑ Carlos Van den Driessche. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- ↑ Presidents of the Belgian Ice Hockey Federation. rbihf.be
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