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Jan 21, 1903 Paris, Île de France, France Died on 26 Oct 1945 (aged 42)
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About Raymond Suvigny
- Raymond Suvigny (21 January 1903 – 26 October 1945) was a French weightlifter.
- He competed at the 1924 and 1932 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1932.Suvigny took up weightlifting in 1919 while working at the Paris Métro.
- In 1924 he showed world-level results, but placed only ninth at the 1924 Summer Olympics due to an injury.
- He came to prominence in 1926, when he won his first national title and set two unofficial world records.
- He retired after winning the 1932 Olympic gold medal.
- During World War II he was kept as a prisoner of war and died in October 1945.
