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Charles Gondouin

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Charles Gondouin was a French rugby union player and tug of war competitor, born in Paris on 21 July 1875, who died in Paris on 25 December 1947. At the 1900 Summer Olympics he was a member of the French rugby union team that won the gold medal, and he also took part in the tug of war competition, winning a silver medal with the French team. He studied at the Lycée Condorcet and worked as a sports journalist. He was killed on Christmas Eve when a motorist struck him in Paris as he returned from a meeting for a racing club.

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1875 1
Gender
Male 1
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2-4 2
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was a French rugby union player and tug of war competitor
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    Born 21 July 1875
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    He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal.
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