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Roger Lebranchu, France’s Oldest Male Olympian and WWII Veteran, Passes Away at 102

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Roger Lebranchu, France’s Oldest Male Olympian and WWII Veteran, Passes Away at 102

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  • Roger Lebranchu, a World War II veteran and the oldest male Olympian from France, passed away at the age of 102.
  • He was a member of the French rowing team during the 1948 Olympic Games and also a former member of the Resistance.
  • Lebranchu was arrested in 1943 and spent time in concentration camps including Buchenwald, from which he escaped in 1945.
  • He became the French rowing champion in 1946 and 1947, finishing fourth at the London Olympics.
  • Last year, he carried the Olympic flame in Mont-Saint-Michel in preparation for the upcoming Paris Games.

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