Charles Devendeville (8 March 1882 – 19 September 1914) was a French
swimmer
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and Olympic champion.
He competed at the
1900 Olympic Games in
Paris
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, where he received a gold medal in the
underwater swimming.
["1900 Olympics – Paris, France – Swimming"]
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on August 30, 2008) He died of injuries during the First World War, at age 32.
See also
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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
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1882 births
1914 deaths
People from Lesquin
French male freestyle swimmers
French male water polo players
Olympic swimmers for France
Olympic water polo players for France
Swimmers at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for France
French military personnel killed in World War I
Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists in swimming
Swimmers from Nord (French department)
19th-century French people
20th-century French sportsmen
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