René Kremer (27 March 1925 – 6 November 2002) was a Luxembourgian

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

and

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player. He competed in the men's decathlon at the

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. As a handballer, Kremer was known as a member of the

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, for which he played four times in 1946 and probably later.

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* 1925 births 2002 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Luxembourgian decathletes Olympic athletes for Luxembourg People from Schifflange Luxembourgian handball players {{Luxembourg-athletics-bio-stub