Paul Camille Albert Mandrillon (6 September 1891 – 22 March 1969) was a French

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who competed in the early 1920s. At the

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he won the bronze medal in the

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event, together with his younger brother Maurice; he was also the

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of the French delegation, and took the

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, the first for the

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.Camille Mandrillon
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IOC 1924 Winter Olympics
1891 births 1969 deaths French military patrol (sport) runners Military patrol competitors at the 1924 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for France Olympic bronze medalists for France People from Les Rousses Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Jura (department) Skiers from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Oath takers at the Olympic Games {{France-biathlon-bio-stub