![]() René Joannes-Powell in 1928 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Belgian |
Born | 11 February 1896 |
Died | 11 May 1940 Liège, Belgium | (aged 44)
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | 110 metres hurdles |
René Michel Emile Joannes-Powell (11 February 1896 – 11 May 1940) was a Belgian hurdler. [1]
He had played football for FC Liege until in 1910 he joined in a cross-country run that led him to branch out into track and field sports. [2] He competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics. [3]
In later life active as a sports journalist, he was killed as a spectator in the deliberate destruction of a bridge in Liège to stop the German invasion of Belgium during World War II. [2]
![]() René Joannes-Powell in 1928 | |
Personal information | |
---|---|
Nationality | Belgian |
Born | 11 February 1896 |
Died | 11 May 1940 Liège, Belgium | (aged 44)
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | 110 metres hurdles |
René Michel Emile Joannes-Powell (11 February 1896 – 11 May 1940) was a Belgian hurdler. [1]
He had played football for FC Liege until in 1910 he joined in a cross-country run that led him to branch out into track and field sports. [2] He competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics. [3]
In later life active as a sports journalist, he was killed as a spectator in the deliberate destruction of a bridge in Liège to stop the German invasion of Belgium during World War II. [2]