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Louis Alexandre Laufray (1 October 1881 – 4 February 1970) was a French freestyle
swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
. He competed in the men's 4000 metre freestyle event and the
water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
at 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 ...
, winning a bronze medal in the latter.


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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ...


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* 1881 births 1970 deaths 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 bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Paris French male freestyle swimmers 19th-century French people 20th-century French people French male long-distance swimmers {{France-waterpolo-bio-stub