Philippe Jean Louis Houben (born 4 June 1881, date of death unknown) was a Belgian-born naturalized French (in 1939) male

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player. He was a member of the

Belgium men's national water polo team The Belgium men's national water polo team is the representative for Belgium in international men's water polo. The team has participated in eleven tournaments at the Summer Olympics. Results Olympic Games *1900 — Silver medal *1908 — S ...

. He competed with the team at the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 14 May to 28 October 1900. No opening or closin ...

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* 1881 births Year of death missing Belgian male water polo players Water polo players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for France Swimmers from Brussels Place of death missing Belgian emigrants to France Naturalized citizens of France {{Belgium-waterpolo-bio-stub