Martial Albert Fowler Van Schelle (sometimes shown as Martial van Schelle, 6 July 1899 – 15 March 1943) was a Belgian bobsledder, swimmer, aviator, and businessman who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympics for Belgium from the early 1920s to the late 1930s.

[3] Living in Chicago, Illinois from 1904 to 1918, he lost his mother Annie when she was killed aboard the RMS Lusitania when it was sunk in 1915 by a German U-boat.

[3] Following the end of hostilities of World War I, Van Schelle stayed over in Belgium to help the nation rebuild.

[3] Competing in three Summer Olympics, Van Schelle's best finish was 10th in the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at Paris in 1924.

[8][9] Van Schelle owned a sporting goods store in Brussels,[10] earning an American patent for a tennis racket in 1935.