André Chilo (5 July 1898 – 3 November 1982) was a French

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two codes of ru ...

player and

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-dev ...

who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. 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 prefecture ...

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 ''B ...

. 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 {{France-athletics-bio-stub