Turnhout Wall of Fame - Turnhout, BE
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Within the Turnhout Sporthall Stadspark you will find a Wall of Fame for famous sporters from Turnhout.
Waymark Code: WM15MTC
Location: Antwerpen, Belgium
Date Posted: 01/23/2022
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I found this news article explaining the Wall of Fame when it was first unveiled in 2011:
"On Friday evening, the 'Wall of Fame' (or 'The Wall of Fame') was unveiled in the urban sports hall. Erik Smeets of the Turnhout Sports Council emphasized that the Turnhout sports talents provide much-needed publicity and motivate other athletes. That is why the idea of the 'Wall of Fame' came about and the location became the sports hall, the place where many athletes come together. Part of the wall is permanently reserved for the participants of the Olympic Games in Turnhout and the sports figure elected on the occasion of 50 years Sports Council. The other part changes annually and mentions the sports laureates and clubs of the past year.Schippers of Sport Eric Vos was allowed to introduce the talents and said that the first Olympic participant in Turnhout is a boxer, Jos Vissers. He won a silver medal in 1948 and won 103 of his 106 camps. Four years later it was Louis Schoenmakers' turn who took part in the 1952 Olympic swimming competitions in Helsinki. It was only in 1976 that Michel Vaerten had the next Olympic opportunity and he won the silver medal in the cycling discipline 'keirin' in Montreal, Canada. The Turnhout sports figure of the last 50 years, Eddy Broeckx, elected by the majority of the approximately 5700 votes, a versatile athlete but above all volleyball, will also adorn the wall forever. On the other side of the wall is the Sports Club of the Year 2010, Volleyball Technico, and the team of the year, the dancers of JayBays. The laureates are Wout Van Autenboer in the swimming discipline and with the youth Kenneth Willems as a BMX rider. Turnhout is proud of its athletes, they also contribute to the image of Turnhout as a sports city, and that is why the city pays tribute to them with this wall. . In addition, this wall is also a thank you to the sports associations, trainers and administrators, who, through their commitment and knowledge, offer the indispensable framework to allow athletes to deliver these sports performances. You can admire this 'Wall of Fame' every day in the sports hall."
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