![]() Van Volckxsom in 1913 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Brussels, Belgium | 1 May 1897
Died | 20 December 1938 | (aged 41)
Sport | |
Sport | Speed skating, ice hockey, rowing |
Club | CPB Brussels |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 500 m – 56.4 (1924) 1500 m – 3:14.6 (1924) |
Philippe Van Volckxsom (1 May 1897 – 20 December 1939) [1] was a Belgian athlete who competed at the 1920 and 1928 Summer Olympics and at the first Winter Olympics in 1924. [2] Recorded as being deployed as both a forward and a defenceman, [3] he finished fifth and seventh with the Belgian ice hockey team in 1920 and 1924, respectively, and in 1924 he also took part in speed skating events. [4] In 1928 he competed in rowing, together with the fellow ice hockey player Carlos Van den Driessche, but failed to reach the final of the coxless pairs event. [5]