Louis-Georges Niels

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Louis-Georges Niels Bobsleigh
nation BelgiumBelgium Belgium
birthday May 2, 1919
place of birth BrusselsBelgium
date of death February 16, 2000
Place of death MiamiUnited States
Career
discipline Two and four-man bobsleigh
Medal table
Olympic medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
silver 1948 St. Moritz four
 

Louis-Georges Niels (born May 2, 1919 in Brussels , †  February 16, 2000 in Miami , Florida / United States ) was a Belgian bobsleigh athlete .

Career

Niels took part in the first Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz in 1948 after the Second World War. Together with Max Houben , Marcel Leclef and Jacques Mouvet he won the silver medal in the four-man bobsleigh and with Marcel Leclef took 10th place in the two-man bobsleigh competition.

resignation

After the end of his career , Niels emigrated to the United States and ran a restaurant in Miami .

successes

Olympic games
  • St. Moritz 1948: Silver medal in the four-man bobsleigh, 10th place in the two-man bobsleigh

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