Edmond Dame (4 November 1893 – 31 August 1956) was a French

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

. He was born in Rouvroy in

Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...

. He was Olympic bronze medalist 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 ...

in 1928, and also competed at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics.

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* 1893 births 1956 deaths Sportspeople from Pas-de-Calais Olympic wrestlers for France Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics French male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{France-wrestling-bio-stub