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Roger François

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Height
  
1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)

Weight
  
73 kg (161 lb)


Sport
  
Weightlifting

Name
  
Roger Francois

Roger Francois

Born
  
7 October 1900
Romans-sur-Isere, France

Died
  
15 February 1949 (aged 48) Paris, France

Club
  
SA Montmartroise, Paris

Roger François (7 October 1900 – 15 February 1949) was a French weightlifter. He competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics in the middleweight category (under 75 kg) and finished in sixth, first and fourth place, respectively. François won the world title in 1922 and set seven world records between 1922 and 1928: two in the press, four in the snatch, and one in the total. Four of those records were unofficial.

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Roger François Wikipedia