Marcel Slawick was a French

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during the 1920s; born in Paris, France, on 13 February 1877.http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.arbitres.marcel.slawik.1705.en.html Slawick twice refereed the

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Final (in 1921 and 1925), but is perhaps most well known for being the referee at the 1924 Olympic Football final between

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and the eventual winners

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. His selection for the final came about because the Uruguayans disputed the selection of Dutch referee Johannes Mutters after an acrimonious semi final victory over the Dutch. As a result, Slawick's name was drawn out of a hat. Slawick refereed four games in the Olympics between 1924 and 1928.Reyes, Macario
"Football Tournament 1928 Olympiad"
''RSSSF'', September 2, 2009. Retrieved on May 24, 2013. He died on 19 August 1976.

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French football referees 1877 births 1976 deaths {{France-footy-bio-stub