Willy Van Rompaey (24 March 1911 â 22 January 1997) was a sailor from Belgium, who represented his country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Van Rompaey, as crew member on the Belgian 6 Metre Ubu, took 5th place with helmsman A. J. J. Fridt and fellow crew members Ludovic Franck, Frits Mulder and Arthur Sneyers. He also competed in the 6 Metre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.