Raymond Thomas (6 January 1931 – 1 May 2002) was a French

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

ter, born in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, who competed in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

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1931 births 2002 deaths Athletes from Paris Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics French male shot putters Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-shotput-bio-stub