Charles Gondouin (21 July 1875 – 25 December 1947) was a French

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player and

tug of war Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certa ...

competitor who competed in the

1900 Summer Olympics 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 ...

. He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal. Gondouin studied at the

Lycée Condorcet The Lycée Condorcet () is a school founded in 1803 in Paris, France, located at 8, rue du Havre, in the city's 9th arrondissement. It is one of the four oldest high schools in Paris and also one of the most prestigious. Since its inception, var ...

, then worked as a sports journalist. He also participated in the tug of war competition and won a silver medal as a member of French team. He was killed on Christmas Eve when he was struck by a motorist in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

while returning from a meeting for a racing club in France.

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1875 births 1947 deaths Rugby union players from Paris French rugby union players Rugby union players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Tug of war competitors at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby union players for France Olympic tug of war competitors for France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in tug of war Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Pedestrian road incident deaths Road incident deaths in France {{tugofwar-bio-stub