Rodolphe Poma

Rodolphe Antoine Pierre Thérèse Poma (12 October 1885[1][2] – 1954), also known as Rudolph Poma, was a 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 coxed eight[4] and in 1908 as rower of the same club which won the silver medal in the coxed eight.[5]

Rodolphe Poma
Personal information
Birth nameRodolphe Antoine Pierre Thérèse Poma
Born12 October 1885
Ghent, Belgium
Died1954
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
  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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