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Born | Lesquin, France | 8 March 1882|||||||||||
Died | 19 September 1914 Reims, France | (aged 32)|||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
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Charles Devendeville (8 March 1882 – 19 September 1914) was a French swimmer and Olympic champion.[1] He competed at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, where he received a gold medal in the underwater swimming.[2][3] He died of injuries during the First World War, at age 32.[4]