Charles Pacôme (5 November 1902 – 1 October 1978), born in

Bergues Bergues (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. It is situated to the south of Dunkirk and from the Belgium, Belgian border. Locally it is referred to ...

, Nord, was a French olympic champion in

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Olympics

Pacôme competed at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

and won silver medal in

, and went on to earn a gold medal at

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

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* * * 1902 births 1978 deaths People from Bergues Olympic wrestlers for France Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1932 Summer Olympics French male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Nord (French department) 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-wrestling-bio-stub