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French weightlifter

Henri Gance
Personal information
Born17 March 1888
Paris, France
Died29 November 1953 (aged 65)
Paris, France
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubCercle Athlétique Parisien
Medal record
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp -75 kg

Henri Gance (17 March 1888 – 29 November 1953) was a French weightlifter who won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, representing France.

Gance took up weightlifting in 1908 and was a French champion in 1920.

References

  1. ^ Henri Gance Archived 8 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference.com
  2. "1920 Summer Olympics – Antwerp, Belgium – Weightlifting" Archived 22 February 2007 at the Wayback MachinedatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 19 February 2008).
  3. "Henri Gance". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

External links

Olympic Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Middleweight
  • 75 kg (1920–1992)
  • 76 kg (1996)
  • 77 kg (2000–2016)
  • 81 kg (2020)
  • 89 kg (2024–)


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