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Polydore Veirman

1881 - 1951

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Polydore Jules Léon Veirman (23 February 1881 – 1951) was a Belgian rower who won two Olympic silver medals: in 1908 in the eight, and in 1912 in the single scull. Between 1901 and 1912 Veirman won four gold and three silver medals in various events at European championships. He was assured another medal at the 1913 European Rowing Championships as of the four single scull finalists, Giuseppe Sinigaglia and Anatol Peresselenzeff were disqualified. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Polydore Veirman has received more than 8,878 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Polydore Veirman is the 1,410th most popular athlete (down from 1,294th in 2019), the 768th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 696th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Belgian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Polydore Veirman ranks 1,410 out of 6,025. Before him are Aage Larsen, David Dunlap, Hal Brown, Lennart Magnusson, Dave Albritton, and Kajsa Bergqvist. After him are Otto Fickeisen, Leonid Shcherbakov, Ercole Olgeni, Pál Simon, Dallas Long, and Galina Gorokhova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Polydore Veirman ranks 213. Before him are John Dill, James Cecil Parke, Eugène Olivier, Lou Tellegen, William Z. Foster, and Marion Leonard. After him are Pál Simon, George Finnegan, George Mehnert, Joel Lehtonen, Gus Dillon, and Panagiotis Poulitsas. Among people deceased in 1951, Polydore Veirman ranks 169. Before him are Harold Kitson, Harry Blackstaffe, Timrava, Simon Barere, Ben Chifley, and Herbert Lindström. After him are Nellie McClung, Gordon Hodgson, Thomas Blamey, Tom Kiely, Max Horton, and Cecil Green.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Polydore Veirman ranks 768 out of 1,190. Before him are Joseph Pletincx (1888), Divock Origi (1995), Constant Joacim (1908), Jean de Bie (1892), Princess Delphine of Belgium (1968), and Déborah François (1987). After him are Anouk Grinberg (1963), Lize Marke (1936), Maurane (1960), Jean Brichaut (1911), Maurice Verdonck (1873), and René Verheyen (1952).

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Among ATHLETES In Belgium

Among athletes born in Belgium, Polydore Veirman ranks 29. Before him are Victor Verschueren (1893), Victor Sonnemans (1874), Aimé Haegeman (1861), Marcel Van Crombrugge (1880), Ferdinand Feyerick (1865), and Joseph Pletincx (1888). After him are Maurice Verdonck (1873), Frank Odberg (1879), Michel Knuysen (1929), Tia Hellebaut (1978), Henri Cohen (1900), and Joseph Vissers (1928).

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