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'''Corneille "Cornelis" Henri Albert Wellens''' (14 July 1905 – 9 October 1994) was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[field hockey]] player who competed in the [[1928 Summer Olympics]] and in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].<br />
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Wellens was a member of the Belgian field hockey team which finished fourth in the [[Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Olympic tournament]]. He played all five matches as back.<br />
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Eight years later he was part of the Belgian team which was eliminated in the first round of the [[Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Olympic tournament]]. He played all three matches.<br />
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He was the captain of the national team from 1934 to 1936.<br />
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At national level he played for the clubs {{Ill|La Rasante|nl}} ([[Woluwe-Saint-Lambert]]) and [[Royal Léopold Club]] ([[Uccle]]).<br />
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== Honours ==<br />
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[[Men's Belgian Hockey League|Belgian Hockey League]]:<br />
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* 1925-26 (La Rasante)<br />
* 1928-29 (La Rasante)<br />
* 1929-30 (La Rasante)<br />
* 1930-31 (La Rasante)<br />
* 1936-37 (La Rasante)<br />
* 1938-39 (Royal Léopold Club)<br />
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Belgian Cup: <br />
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* 1928-29 (La Rasante)<br />
* 1929-30 (La Rasante)<br />
* 1930-31 (La Rasante)<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
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Wellens was born in [[Etterbeek]] on 14 July 1905. Zijn vader was groothandelaar in hout te Etterbeek.<br />
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Wellens married Marguerite du Castillon (grand-daughter of François Hoebeke, founder and owner of Top Bronnen), and was the father of banker Jean-Pierre Wellens (1935–2023), former director of [[ING Bank]], of [[Bank Brussels Lambert|BBL]], and of {{Ill|Brouwerij Haacht|nl}}, president of the [[International Capital Market Association|International Primary Market Association]] and co-creator of the Eurobonds.<br />
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Wellens died in [[Uccle]] on 9 October 1994, at the age of 89.<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002552/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/cornelis-wellens-1.html Corneille Wellens' profile at Sports Reference.com]<br />
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[[Category:1905 births]]<br />
[[Category:1994 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Belgian male field hockey players]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic field hockey players for Belgium]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 1928 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Belgian sportsmen]]<br />
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