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Eddy De Leeuw

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Eddy De Leeuw
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born(1956-06-16)16 June 1956
Died26 November 2015(2015-11-26) (aged 59)
Asse, Belgium
Sport
SportSprinting
Event400 metres

Eddy De Leeuw (16 June 1956 – 26 November 2015) was a Belgian sprinter specializing in the 400 metres.[1] He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2]

De Leeuw was a 1978 European Athletics Championships semi-finalist. De Leeuw was a member of the Belgian 4 x 400 metres team of Danny Roelandt, Rik Vandenberghe and Fons Brydenbach, setting the Belgian national record three times and competing at the 1980 Olympics. He won two Belgian Athletics Championships national titles, in 1980 and 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "In Memoriam Eddy De Leeuw". Vlaamse Atletiekliga vzw (in Dutch). 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eddy De Leeuw Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.