Daniel Robin Explained

Daniel Robin (31 May 1943  - 23 May 2018^[1]) was a French wrestler^[2] who was inducted into the United World Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012.^[1]

Robin was born in Bron, Rhône. He was Olympic silver medalist in both Freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling in 1968, making a record as the first wrestler winning two silver medals at the same Olympic Games. Also competing at the 1972 Olympics, he won a gold medal at the 1967 World Wrestling Championships.^[3]

Robin continued his career among the wrestling circle and became the head coach for French national team, then vice-president of the French Wrestling Federation, and shifted to become a technical delegate for FILA and United World Wrestling. For the 2012 London Olympics organizing committee, Robin was named the director of the wrestling operations in 2010.

Daniel Robin died on 23 May 2018 in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada at the age of 74.^{[1] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Obituary : Daniel Robin, Double Olympic Silver Medalist and Hall of Fame Wrestler, Dies at 74 . May 24, 2018 . . May 26, 2018.
2. Web site: Le lutteur grenoblois Daniel Robin est mort. The Grenoble wrestler Daniel Robin is dead . fr . May 23, 2018.
3. Web site: Daniel Robin . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417193708/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/daniel-robin-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 25 March 2012.
4. Web site: Daniel Robin est décédé . Daniel Robin is deceased . fr . Ici Radio-Canada . May 23, 2018 . May 23, 2018.
5. Web site: Daniel Robin, champion du monde de lutte 1968, est mort . Daniel Robin, world champion wrestling 1968, died . L'Équipe . fr . May 23, 2018 . May 23, 2018.