Wim van Belleghem
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Wim Van Belleghem (born 10 July 1963) is a Belgian former rower
from Koolkerke
near Bruges. He won the World Championships single scull
lightweight class in 1987. After Polydore Veirman
of the Royal Club Nautique de Gand
, he is the most important Belgian (single sculler) of all time.
Van Belleghem was born in Bruges
. He was world champion in the lightweight single sculls at the 1987 World Rowing Championships
in Copenhagen
. At the Olympic Games in Seoul (1988)
, he partnered Alain Lewuillon from Brussels
, the Belgian national assistant-coach, in the coxless pair
s. They came fourth in the final just one tenth of a second short of the bronze and Lewuillon had some shoe problems during that race. Van Bellegham also won silver medals in the single sculls in the 1989 and 1990 World Rowing Championships, and a bronze medal in 1991. In 1991, he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls
at Henley Royal Regatta
in single scull open category racing for Royal Club Nautique de Gand
. Van Bellegham was coached by Jens Mac Marren (S), Yvan Vanier (NL), Mike Spracklen
, and Riszard Kedjiersky (P) among other.
Formerly a dealer for Aylings Rowing Boat in Belgium, he now runs a transport company and a car showroom in Bruges
.
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
from Koolkerke
Koolkerke
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near Bruges. He won the World Championships single scull
Single scull
A single scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand....
lightweight class in 1987. After Polydore Veirman
Polydore Veirman
Polydore Veirman is an rower from Belgium.He competed for Belgium in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom as part of the silver medal winning coxed eight of Royal Club Nautique de Gand...
of the Royal Club Nautique de Gand
Royal Club Nautique de Gand
Royal Club Nautique de Gand...
, he is the most important Belgian (single sculler) of all time.
Van Belleghem was born in Bruges
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
. He was world champion in the lightweight single sculls at the 1987 World Rowing Championships
World Rowing Championships
The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA . It is a week long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.The first event was held in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1962...
in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. At the Olympic Games in Seoul (1988)
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, he partnered Alain Lewuillon from Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, the Belgian national assistant-coach, in the coxless pair
Coxless pair
A Coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars.The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side and one on the bow side...
s. They came fourth in the final just one tenth of a second short of the bronze and Lewuillon had some shoe problems during that race. Van Bellegham also won silver medals in the single sculls in the 1989 and 1990 World Rowing Championships, and a bronze medal in 1991. In 1991, he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls
Diamond Challenge Sculls
The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a rowing event for men's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England...
at Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage...
in single scull open category racing for Royal Club Nautique de Gand
Royal Club Nautique de Gand
Royal Club Nautique de Gand...
. Van Bellegham was coached by Jens Mac Marren (S), Yvan Vanier (NL), Mike Spracklen
Mike Spracklen
Mike Spracklen is an international rowing coach who has led teams from Great Britain, USA, Canada to success at the Olympic games and Rowing World Championships, including the early Olympic successes of Steven Redgrave...
, and Riszard Kedjiersky (P) among other.
Formerly a dealer for Aylings Rowing Boat in Belgium, he now runs a transport company and a car showroom in Bruges
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
.