Roger Antoine (28 June 1929 – 11 August 2003) was a French

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player. He competed in the men's tournament at 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 ...

and the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

. He was inducted into the

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in 2004. He was inducted into the French National Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

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* 1929 births 2003 deaths French men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for France Basketball players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Bamako 1954 FIBA World Championship players 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-basketball-bio-stub