Charles Devendeville (8 March 1882 in
Lesquin
Lesquin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Population
Heraldry
Economy
When Flandre Air existed, it had its head office at Lille Airport and in Lesquin. On 30 March 2001 Flandre, Proteus Airlines, and Regional Airline ...
– 19 September 1914 in
Reims
Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne.
Founded by ...
) was a French
swimmer
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and Olympic champion.
He competed at the
1900 Olympic Games
The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...
in
Paris
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, where he received a gold medal in the
underwater swimming.
["1900 Olympics – Paris, France – Swimming"]
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on August 30, 2008) He died of injuries during the First World War, at age 32.
See also
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List of Olympians killed in World War I
A total of 144 Olympians are known to have been killed during World War I.
See also
* List of international rugby union players killed in World War I
Notes
A.This includes Hermann von Bönninghausen and Paul Berger, who both died following th ...
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1882 births
1914 deaths
People from Lesquin
French male freestyle swimmers
French male water polo players
Olympic swimmers for France
Olympic water polo players for France
Swimmers at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for France
French military personnel killed in World War I
Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists in swimming
Sportspeople from Nord (French department)
19th-century French people
20th-century French people
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