Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's field hockey | |||
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| Bronze | 1920 Antwerp | Team competition | |
Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie (born May 17, 1881 in Bruges - died November 25, 1967 in Ukkel) was a Belgian sportsman.
He was a football player for Cercle Brugge from 1903 until 1907. In his last 2 years at Cercle, he was also president of the team, succeeding Leon De Meester. His player career and presidency at Cercle Brugge ended abruptly when he moved to Cercle's rivals, Club Brugge to become a member of the board as well as a player for the blue and black side.
But football wasn't the only sport Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie was practising. He was also an equestrianist and he played hockey and tennis. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Daufresne de la Chevalerie was coach of the Belgian football team. He also represented Belgium as hockey player (winning the bronze medal) and tennis player at these Olympics.
[edit] Trivia
- In the army, Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie was a lieutenant general. During World War II he was commander of the Belgian land forces in Great Britain.
[edit] References
- Information about former presidents of Cercle Brugge (Dutch)
- Cerclemuseum.be (Dutch)
