Louis De Ridder was a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 winter sports athlete who competed in the 1920s and 1930s. Competing in two Winter Olympics in three different sports, he earned his best finish of fifth at Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...

 in 1936

1936 Winter Olympics

The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...

 in the four-man bobsleigh event

Bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics - Four-man

The four-man bobsleigh results at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The competition was held on Tuesday, February 11, 1936 and on Wednesday, February 12, 1936.-Medallists:-Results:-References:*...

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De Ridder also competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics

1924 Winter Olympics

The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France...

 in Chamonix

Chamonix

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics...

. As a speed skater

Speed skating

Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...

, he finished 19th in both the 500 m and 1500 m events. He was part of the Belgian ice hockey team

Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics

At the 1924 Winter Olympics, an ice hockey tournament was contested. The competition was held from Monday, January 28, 1924 to Sunday, February 3, 1924. Canada defended their championship from the 1920 Summer Olympics...

 that finished tied for seventh with Switzerland

Switzerland at the 1924 Winter Olympics

-Medalists:- Bobsleigh:- Cross-country skiing:Men- Figure skating:Men- Ice hockey:-Group A:The top two teams advanced to the medal round.- Military patrol:- Nordic combined :Events:...

at the same games.