Name Emile Poilve | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Died October 11, 1962, Jugon-les-Lacs, France Olympic medals Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men\'s Freestyle Middleweight | ||
Émile Poilvé (September 19, 1903 – October 11, 1962) was a French wrestler who won the gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. France had to wait 72 years and Steeve Guenot at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to win another gold medal in wrestling.
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