Oscar Dessomville

Oscar Charles Dessomville (19 August 1876 – 30 August 1938) was a Belgian rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Oscar Dessomville

Personal information
Birth name	Oscar Charles Dessomville
Born	19 August 1876 Ghent, Belgium
Died	30 August 1938(1938-08-30) (aged 62) Ghent, Belgium
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Royal Club Nautique de Gand
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Belgium Olympic Games 1900 Paris Eight 1908 London Eight European Rowing Championships 1900 Paris Coxed pair 1900 Paris Coxed four 1900 Paris Eight 1901 Zürich Eight 1902 Strasbourg Coxed pair 1902 Strasbourg Coxed four 1902 Strasbourg Eight 1906 Pallanza Eight 1907 Strasbourg Eight 1908 Lucerne Coxed four 1908 Lucerne Eight 1909 Paris Coxed four

In both 1900 and 1908 he was the only one with Rodolphe Poma, who was coxswain in 1900,^[2][3] who was both two times part of the Belgian boat Royal Club Nautique de Gand, which won the silver medal in the men's eight.^[4]