André Jules Henri Six (15 July 1879 – 1 April 1915) was a French
swimmer
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and Olympic medalist.
He competed at the
1900 Olympic Games in
Paris
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, where he received a silver medal in
underwater swimming.
["1900 Olympics – Paris, France – Swimming"]
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 30 August 2008) He was killed in action during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
.
See also
*
List of Olympians killed in World War I
A total of 143 Olympians are known to have been killed during World War I.
See also
* List of international rugby union players killed in World War I
Notes
A.This includes Hermann von Bönninghausen and Paul Berger, who both died following ...
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1879 births
1915 deaths
French male swimmers
Olympic swimmers for France
Swimmers at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for France
French military personnel killed in World War I
Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in swimming
People from Lambersart
Swimmers from Nord (French department)
20th-century French sportsmen
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