Edmond Decottignies
French weightlifter
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Edmond Decottignies (3 December 1893 – 3 June 1963) was a French weightlifter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born in Comines.[1]
Decottignies won a gold medal in the lightweight class in 1924. He became French champion in 1921, 1923, and 1924. An international tournament, Mémorial Edmond Decottignies, is annually held in Comines in his memory.
References
- ^ "Edmond Decottignies". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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- 1920:
Alfred Neuland (EST)
- 1924:
Edmond Decottignies (FRA)
- 1928:
Hans Haas (AUT) /
Kurt Helbig (GER)
- 1932:
René Duverger (FRA)
- 1936:
Robert Fein (AUT) /
Anwar Mesbah (EGY)
- 1948:
Ibrahim Shams (EGY)
- 1952:
Tommy Kono (USA)
- 1956:
Ihor Rybak (URS)
- 1960:
Viktor Bushuev (URS)
- 1964:
Waldemar Baszanowski (POL)
- 1968:
Waldemar Baszanowski (POL)
- 1972:
Mukharby Kirzhinov (URS)
- 1976:
Petro Korol (URS)
- 1980:
Yanko Rusev (BUL)
- 1984:
Yao Jingyuan (CHN)
- 1988:
Joachim Kunz (GDR)
- 1992:
Israel Militosyan (EUN)
- 1996:
Zhan Xugang (CHN)
- 2000:
Galabin Boevski (BUL)
- 2004:
Zhang Guozheng (CHN)
- 2008:
Liao Hui (CHN)
- 2012:
Lin Qingfeng (CHN)
- 2016:
Shi Zhiyong (CHN)
- 2020:
Shi Zhiyong (CHN)
- 2024:
Rizki Juniansyah (INA)
- 67.5 kg (1920–1992)
- 70 kg (1996)
- 69 kg (2000–2016)
- 73 kg (2020–)
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