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Albert Castelyns
Personal information
Born2 May 1917
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Men

Albert Castelyns, also known as Albert Casteleyns (born 2 May 1917) was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the late 1930s. In the 1950s, he competed in bobsleigh.

Water polo career

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin he was part of the Belgian water polo team that won the bronze medal. Casteleyns played five matches.

Bobsleigh career

In the 1950s Casteleyns competed in bobsleigh. Taking part in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the two-man event at Oslo in 1952.

References

  • 1952 bobsleigh two-man results
  • 1956 bobsleigh two-man results
  • DatabaseOlympics.com profile
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Albert Castelyns". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.