Louis De Ridder
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Louis De Ridder (sometimes spelled Louis de Ridder) is a Belgian winter sports athlete who competed in the 1920s and 1930s. Competing in two Winter Olympics in three different sports, he earned his best finish of fifth at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936 in the four-man bobsleigh event.
De Ridder also competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix. As a speed skater, he finished 19th in both the 500 m and 1500 m events. He was part of the Belgian ice hockey team that finished tied for seventh with Switzerland at the same games.
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- 1924 speed skating men's 500 m results
- 1924 speed skating men's 1500 m results
- 1936 bobsleigh four-man results
- 1936 Olympic Winter Games official report.(German) - p. 414.
- Wallechinsky, David (1984). "Ice Hockey". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 563. (shown as "de Ridder")
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