Nicolaas Moerloos
Encyclopedia
Nicolaas Moerloos was a Belgian
gymnast
and weightlifter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
and in the 1924 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Sint-Niklaas
and died in Belsele
.
In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the Belgian gymnastics team in the European system event.
Four years later he finished twelfth in the featherweight weightlifting competition
at the 1924 Games.
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...
gymnast
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
and weightlifter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
and in the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
.
He was born in Sint-Niklaas
Sint-Niklaas
Sint-Niklaas is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and Sinaai....
and died in Belsele
Belsele
Belsele is a village and a deelgemeente of the municipality of Sint-Niklaas, which is situated in the Belgian province of East Flanders.In 1217 Belsele became an autonomous parish. Also Belsele and Sinaai were united in rule in a tribunal...
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In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the Belgian gymnastics team in the European system event.
Four years later he finished twelfth in the featherweight weightlifting competition
Weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 60 kg
The men's featherweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 60 kilograms...
at the 1924 Games.