| 词条 | Walter D'Hondt |
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Walter Ignace d'Hondt (born September 11, 1936 in Richmond, Surrey, England) is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. Brother of Miss Canada 1959, Danica d'Hondt, who is a Canadian-American-British Actress restaurateur and author. Father of famous Women's Basketball player Gillian D'Hondt uncle of film actress, America Olivo. He was educated at The John Fisher School in Surrey. He received a gold medal in coxless fours at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Archibald MacKinnon, Lorne Loomer and Donald Arnold.[1] At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, D'Hondt received a gold medal in eights, and a silver medal in coxed fours. He received a silver medal in eights at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, as a member of the Canadian team.[2] AwardsD'Hondt was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1958. He was inducted into British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1966,[3] and into University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, together with the other members of the Olympic gold team.[4] References1. ^"1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing" (Retrieved on May 14, 2008) 2. ^"1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Rowing" (Retrieved on May 14, 2008) 3. ^"1956 UBC/VRC Coxless Fours (M)" – British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 14, 2008) 4. ^"1956 UBC Four Oared Rowing Crew" – University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 14, 2008) External links
20 : 1936 births|Living people|Canadian male rowers|Olympic rowers of Canada|Olympic gold medalists for Canada|Olympic silver medalists for Canada|Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Sportspeople from Vancouver|Rowers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada|Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada|Olympic medalists in rowing|Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics|University of British Columbia alumni|Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing|Pan American Games medalists in rowing|Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada|Competitors at the 1959 Pan American Games |
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