Charles Gondouin

French rugby union player

Charles Gondouin
Gondouin in 1900
Born	21 July 1875 Paris, France
Died	25 December 1947(1947-12-25) (aged 72) Paris, France

Olympic medal record
Men's rugby union
Representing France
	1900 Paris	Team competition
Men's tug of war
	1900 Paris	Team competition

Charles Gondouin (21 July 1875 – 25 December 1947)^[1] was a French rugby union player and tug of war competitor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal. Gondouin studied at the Lycée Condorcet, then worked as a sports journalist. He also participated in the tug of war competition and won a silver medal as a member of French team.^[2] He was killed on Christmas Eve when he was struck by a motorist in Paris while returning from a meeting for a racing club in France.

References

^ Dupuy, Gérard (20 May 2017). "Les Jeux Olympiques" (PDF). French Athletics Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Charles Gondouin". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.