Gaston Butter

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGaston Henri•Butter (Masquelier-, Buter-)
Used nameGaston•Butter
Born14 March 1888 in Rongy, HainautBEL
Measurements66 kg
AffiliationsCA Mouscron — Mouscron, HainautBEL
NOCBelgiumBEL

Biography

Gaston Butter was the Belgian weightlifting champion in the lightweight division in 1924. A resident of Mouscron, he previously competed just over the border in Roubaix, France during the early 1910s, and was also noted to also be a French titleholder. Butter resided with his family in Lys-lez-Lannoy, southeast of Roubaix, and was an active gymnast in his younger years.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Weightlifting BEL Gaston Butter
Lightweight, Men (Olympic) =9