Louis François (wrestler)

Louis François
Personal information
Born 24 July 1906
Lavaveix-les-Mines, France
Died 15 November 1986 (aged 80)
Donnemarie-Dontilly, France
Sport
Sport Greco-Roman wrestling
Club US Métro, Paris

Louis Vincent François (24 July 1906 – 15 November 1986) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from France who won a bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1]

François was born in a family of miners, which later moved to Paris and became cement workers. He won seven national titles, in 1928, 1930–33, 1935 and 1937. François was a policeman by profession, and in parallel worked as a wrestling coach and referee.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Louis François. sports-reference.com


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/12/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.