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VOOZH | about |
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Non-starter |
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| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Victor Auguste•de Laveleye |
| Used name | Victor•de Laveleye |
| Born | 5 November 1894 in Bruxelles (Brussels), Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (BEL) |
| Died | 14 December 1945 (aged 51 years 1 month 9 days) in Ixelles, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (BEL) |
| Affiliations | Royal Léopold Club, Bruxelles (BEL) |
| NOC | 👁 Image Belgium |
Victor de Laveleye was a nephew of Édouard-Émile, Baron de Laveleye, chairman of the Belgium Olympic Committee. Victor played tennis at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics and was an alternate, who did not play, on the Belgian 1928 hockey team. He became a politician and government minister, who was also a radio announcer during World War II for Radio Belgique. He was a municipality Council member of Sint-Gillis, President of the Liberal Party (1936-37), and a Liberal member of parliament (1939-45) for the Bruxelles District. De Laveleye was minister of justice (1937) and public education (1944-45).
De Laveleye is best known for urging the Belgian people to adopt the upraised index and middle fingers in a V sign, signifying its use for victory, standing for victoire in French and vrijheid in Dutch.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Summer Olympics | Tennis | 👁 Image BEL |
Victor de Laveleye | |||
| Singles, Men (Olympic) | =17 | |||||
| Doubles, Men (Olympic) | Stéphane Halot | =17 | ||||
| 1924 Summer Olympics | Tennis | 👁 Image BEL |
Victor de Laveleye | |||
| Singles, Men (Olympic) | =33 | |||||
| Doubles, Men (Olympic) | Jean Washer | =16 | ||||
| 1928 Summer Olympics | Hockey | 👁 Image BEL |
Victor de Laveleye | |||
| Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Belgium |
