Charles Gondouin (21 July 1875 – 25 December 1947) was a French

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player and

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competitor who competed in the

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. He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal. Gondouin studied at the

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, then worked as a sports journalist. He also participated in the tug of war competition and won a silver medal as a member of French team. He was killed on Christmas Eve when he was struck by a motorist in

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while returning from a meeting for a racing club in France.

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1875 births 1947 deaths Rugby union players from Paris French rugby union players Rugby union players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Tug of war competitors at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby union players for France Olympic tug of war competitors for France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in tug of war Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Pedestrian road incident deaths Road incident deaths in France {{tugofwar-bio-stub