Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Louis Vincent•François |
Used name | Louis•François |
Born | 24 July 1906 in Lavaveix-les-Mines, Creuse (FRA) |
Died | 15 November 1986 in Donnemarie-Dontilly, Seine-et-Marne (FRA) |
Affiliations | US Métro, Paris (FRA) |
NOC | France |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 0 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 1 |
Total | 1 |
Louis François came from a miners’ family that moved to Paris, where they became cement workers. François was a seven-times French champion in Greco-Roman wrestling (1928, 1930-33, 1935 and 1937). François was employed by the Paris police, but remained devoted to wrestling as a coach and referee.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1932 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | FRA | Louis François | |||
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze |