.jpg) René Joannes-Powell in 1928 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | (1896-02-11)11 February 1896 |
| Died | 11 May 1940(1940-05-11) (aged 44) Liège, Belgium |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 110 metres hurdles |
René Michel Emile Joannes-Powell (11 February 1896 – 11 May 1940) was a Belgian hurdler.
He had played football for FC Liege until in 1910 he joined in a cross-country run that led him to branch out into track and field sports. He competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics.
In later life active as a sports journalist, he was killed as a spectator in the deliberate destruction of a bridge in Liège to stop the German invasion of Belgium during World War II.
References
- "René Joannes-Powell". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "René Powell - Slachtoffer van den Oorlog" [René Powell - Victim of the War]. Het Laatste Nieuws. 8 July 1940.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "René Joannes-Powell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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