Gaston Wens

Gaston Wens won medals at Belgian championships in three different events. He had his greatest success as a sprinter winning gold in the 100 m in 1909, silver in 1911 and 1912 bronze in 1910. Wens added silver and bronze in the long jump in 1911 and 1910, respectively, and another bronze in the high jump in 1910. He was also selected for the Belgian Olympic team for the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, although he ultimately did not compete in the two sprint events for which he had been entered.

From 1907 onwards, he worked in Alhaurín el Grande and later in Malaga in southern Spain as a railway engineer. While living in Alhaurin, he was responsible for building a viaduct between Malaga and the town of Coín for the company Ferrocarriles Suburbanos de Málaga (FSM), the local suburban railway company. He is also said to have organized the first football match ever played in Alhaurín.

Between 1910 and 1914, he served as the Belgian consul in Málaga. There, he founded the Malagueño Futbol Club in 1912, was a forward in its line-up and served as the first president. In the 1920s, Wens was also engaged in the local referees’ association. Wens spent his entire professional career with FSM. In 1958, he was mentioned in the position of managing director.