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Bob Baetens

1930 - 2016

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Robert Frédérik Louis Baetens (28 October 1930 – 19 October 2016) was a Belgian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Antwerp. In 1952 he won the silver medal with his partner Michel Knuysen in the coxless pairs event. Four years later he was eliminated with his partner Michel Knuysen in the repechage of the coxless pair competition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Baetens is the 1,537th most popular athlete (down from 953rd in 2019), the 740th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 688th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Belgian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bob Baetens ranks 1,537 out of 6,025. Before him are Jay Silvester, Ernst Krebs, Cliff Bourland, Mark Rakita, Witold Woyda, and Macris. After him are Martha Genenger, Jakov Fak, Stanislav Lusk, Béla Zsitnik, Gunnar Larsson, and Ferdinand Kiefler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Bob Baetens ranks 503. Before him are Pietro Citati, Henry Lincoln, José Guardiola, Schafik Hándal, Vladimir Andreyev, and Beryl Penrose. After him are Innes Ireland, Nicole Marthe Le Douarin, Michele Giordano, Rober Eryol, Richard Davis, and Dan Pagis. Among people deceased in 2016, Bob Baetens ranks 445. Before him are Ellen Niit, Aki Schmidt, Anton Pronk, Nick Menza, Lothar Späth, and Muriel Casals i Couturier. After him are Fyvush Finkel, Armando Tobar, Antonina Seredina, Richard Davalos, Gisela May, and Alain Decaux.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Bob Baetens ranks 740 out of 1,190. Before him are George Koltanowski (1903), Willy De Clercq (1927), Karel De Gucht (1954), Marc Millecamps (1950), Greg (1931), and Dana Winner (1965). After him are August Hellemans (1907), François Devries (1913), Stéphane Demol (1966), Maggie De Block (1962), Henry Spira (1927), and Divock Origi (1995).

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Among ATHLETES In Belgium

Among athletes born in Belgium, Bob Baetens ranks 30. Before him are Oscar De Cock (1881), Joseph Vissers (1928), Marcel Van Crombrugge (1880), Ferdinand Feyerick (1865), Paul Van Asbroeck (1874), and Henri Cohen (1900). After him are Victor Sonnemans (1874), Robert Hennet (1886), Victor Verschueren (1893), Désiré Beaurain (1881), Tia Hellebaut (1978), and Michel Knuysen (1929).

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