About René Lunden
Lived 1902 – 1942 (aged 39). René Lunden was a Belgian bobsledder.
René Henri Theophile Lunden, Baron de Lunden (2 June 1902 – 3 April 1942) was a Belgian bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 1939 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.
Lunden also competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, finishing eighth in both the two-man and four-man events.
Lunden joined the British RAF during World War II, was commissioned as a Pilot Officer, and was killed in an air crash while returning from a mission in April 1942 aged 39. His body was repatriated to Belgium after the war.
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Who was René Lunden?
bobsledder (1902-1942)
When was René Lunden born?
René Lunden was born on 2 June 1902 in Brussels.
When did René Lunden die?
René Lunden died on 3 April 1942 in Chichester.
What was René Lunden's occupation?
René Lunden was a bobsledder.
What nationality was René Lunden?
René Lunden was Belgian.
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