Charles Pacôme (5 November 1902 – 1 October 1978), born in

Bergues Bergues (; nl, Sint-Winoksbergen; vls, Bergn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated to the south of Dunkirk and from the Belgian border. Locally it is referred to as "the other Bruges in Flanders". Bergues ...

, Nord, was a French olympic champion in

freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ...

Olympics

Pacôme competed at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

and won silver medal in

, and went on to earn a gold medal at

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

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* * * 1902 births 1978 deaths People from Bergues Olympic wrestlers for France Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1932 Summer Olympics French male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Nord (French department) 20th-century French people {{France-wrestling-bio-stub