André Chilo (5 July 1898 – 3 November 1982) was a French
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
player and
athlete who competed in the
1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefect ...
and died in
Barcus
Barcus (; eu, Barkoxe) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France in the former province of Soule.
The inhabitants of the commune are known in French as ''Barcusiens'' or ''Bar ...
.
In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French rugby team. He also participated in the
triple jump competition and finished 17th.
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1898 births
1982 deaths
Sportspeople from Bordeaux
French rugby union players
French male triple jumpers
Olympic rugby union players of France
Olympic athletes of France
Rugby union players at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for France
France international rugby union players
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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