Rodolphe Antoine Pierre Thérèse Poma (12 October 1885[1][2] – 12 October 1954), also known as Rudolph Poma, was a Belgian rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics for Belgium.[3] He competed in 1900 as coxswain of the Royal Club Nautique de Gand which won the silver medal in the eight[4] and in 1908 as rower of the same club which won the silver medal in the eight.[5]

Rodolphe Poma
Personal information
Birth nameRodolphe Antoine Pierre Thérèse Poma
Born12 October 1885
Ghent, Belgium
Died12 October 1954(1954-10-12) (aged 69)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubKRCG, Gent
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris Eight
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Eight
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1906 Pallanza Eight
Gold medal – first place 1907 Strasbourg Eight
Silver medal – second place 1908 Lucerne Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1908 Lucerne Eight
Silver medal – second place 1909 Paris Coxed four

References

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  1. ^ birth certificate 3595, Ghent, 13 Oktober 1885
  2. ^ Derwael, Jeroen. "Sociale achtergrond van de Gentse sportverenigingen en hun bestuurders op het einde van de negentiende en het begin van de twintigste eeuw (1890-1914)". Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Rodolphe Poma". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. ^ Olympische Organisaties, Koninklijke Belgische Roeibond
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rodolphe Poma". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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