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| Born | 17 March 1888 Paris, France | |||||||||||
| Died | 29 November 1953 (aged 65) Paris, France | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||
| Club | Cercle Athlétique Parisien | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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. [1] [2]
Gance took up weightlifting in 1908 and was a French champion in 1920. [1] [3]
References
- ^ a b Henri Gance Archived 8 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference.com
- ^ "1920 Summer Olympics – Antwerp, Belgium – Weightlifting" Archived 22 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 19 February 2008).
- ^ "Henri Gance". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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