Raymond Suvigny (21 January 1903 – 26 October 1945) was a French

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lif ...

. He competed at the 1924 and 1932 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1932. Suvigny took up weightlifting in 1919 while working at the

Paris Métro The Paris Métro (french: Métro de Paris ; short for Métropolitain ) is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architec ...

. In 1924 he showed world-level results, but placed only ninth at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

due to an injury. He came to prominence in 1926, when he won his first national title and set two unofficial world records. He retired after winning the 1932 Olympic gold medal. During

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he was kept as a

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and died in a liberated Paris in October 1945.Raymond Suvigny
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* 1903 births 1945 deaths Sportspeople from Paris French male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for France Weightlifters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics French people who died in prison custody French prisoners of war in World War II French military personnel killed in World War II 20th-century French people {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub