Karel Oomen (16 December 1932 – 25 November 2022) was a Belgian

wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...

. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman welterweight at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

. Oomen died in

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on 25 November 2022, at the age of 89.

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1932 births 2022 deaths Belgian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Belgium Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Martial artists from Antwerp 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-wrestling-bio-stub