René Aleman (23 November 1913 – 1989) was a French weightlifter. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

Personal life

Aleman enlisted in the

French Armed Forces The French Armed Forces (french: Forces armées françaises) encompass the Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force and the Gendarmerie of the French Republic. The President of France heads the armed forces as Chief of the Armed Forces. Franc ...

in 1936. During the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, he was captured by German forces in June 1940 in the

Battle of France The Battle of France (french: bataille de France) (10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign ('), the French Campaign (german: Frankreichfeldzug, ) and the Fall of France, was the Nazi Germany, German invasion of French Third Rep ...

, but escaped custody two years later.

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* 1913 births 1989 deaths French male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of France Weightlifters at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from El Biar French military personnel of World War II French prisoners of war in World War II World War II prisoners of war held by Germany French escapees Escapees from German detention Migrants from French Algeria to France {{France-weightlifting-bio-stub