Fernand Leemans (December 13, 1925 – June 3, 2004) was a Belgian

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

who competed in men's singles. He won the bronze medal at the

European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Medals are awarded in single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ...

in 1947 and finished 11th at the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (; ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the ...

. He was born in

Brasschaat Brasschaat () is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Brasschaat proper. In November 2006, Brasschaat won the LivCom-Award 20 ...

and died in

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References

Fernand Leemans' profile at Sports Reference.comFernand Leemans' obituary
1925 births 2004 deaths Sportspeople from Brasschaat Belgian male single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Belgium Figure skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics European Figure Skating Championships medalists 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-figure-skating-bio-stub