• Source: Frans De Blaes

Frans De Blaes (17 September 1909 – 27 February 2010) was a Belgian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He competed in the K-2 1000 m at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but eliminated in the heats. At the time of his death he was Belgium's oldest living Olympic competitor.




References


Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frans De Blaes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012.
June 2008 interview with De Blaes
Frans De Blaes' obituary (in Dutch)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Frans De Blaes
• List of centenarians (sportspeople)
• 2010 in Belgium
• Deaths in February 2010
• Amadi, Congo
• Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres
• 1996 Atlantic hurricane season
• Malmö FF
• Tropical Storm Alberto (2006)