Gaston Achille Louis Aumoitte (19 December 1884 in

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, Vietnam – 30 December 1957 in

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, France) was a French

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player and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in ''Singles, one ball'' at the

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."1900 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Croquet"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 6, 2008)
''World Croquet Federation'' (Retrieved on April 6, 2008) He also received a gold medal in ''Doubles'' (with Georges Johin), as the only participants in that competition.

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* French croquet players Olympic croquet players of France Croquet players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France 1884 births 1957 deaths Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hanoi French people in colonial Vietnam {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub