Roger François

Roger François at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Born	7 October 1900 Romans-sur-Isère, France
Died	15 February 1949 (aged 48) Paris, France
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	SA Montmartroise, Paris
Medal record Olympic Games Representing  France 1928 Amsterdam -75 kg World Championships 1922 Tallinn -82.5 kg

Roger François (7 October 1900 – 15 February 1949) was a French weightlifter.^[1] He competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics in the middleweight category (under 75 kg) and finished in sixth, first and fourth place, respectively. François won the world title in 1922 and set seven world records between 1922 and 1928: two in the press, four in the snatch, and one in the total lift. Four of those records were unofficial.^[2][3]

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