Max Houben
Athlete, bobsledder and footballer (1898-1949) · Belgium · On the map · Athletes · Died at 50
Max Isidore Marie Jules Houben was a Belgian versatile athlete who competed from the early 1920s until his death at the 1949 FIBT World Championships.
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He won a silver medal in the four-man bobsled event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, and was the oldest medalist at the Winter Olympics until Canadian Russ Howard won a gold medal in men's curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Country
Belgium
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1949 · aged 50