Charles Devendeville Explained

Birth Date:8 March 1882
Birth Place:Lesquin, France
Death Place:Reims, France

Charles Devendeville (8 March 1882  - 19 September 1914) was a French swimmer and Olympic champion.[1] He competed at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, where he received a gold medal in the underwater swimming.[2] [3] He died of injuries during the First World War, at age 32.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charles Devendeville . Olympedia . 31 December 2020.
  2. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=2&sp=SWI "1900 Olympics  - Paris, France  - Swimming"
  3. Web site: Charles Devendeville . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165049/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/charles-devendeville-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference.
  4. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference.

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