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Charles Ferdinand Pahud de Mortanges
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Born May 13, 1896 • The Hague • Netherlands
Died April 7, 1971 (aged 74) • The Hague • Netherlands
Awards And Honors Olympic Games
Hans Günter Winkler
German athlete
Henri St. Cyr (centre), winner of the gold medal in the individual dressage event, riding around the stadium in Stockholm, where the equestrian events for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics were held
Henri Saint Cyr
Swedish athlete
Paavo Nurmi
Paavo Nurmi
Finnish runner
Weissmuller, Johnny
Johnny Weissmuller
American swimmer and actor
Champion Olympic rower Jack Beresford
Jack Beresford
British athlete
Dhyan Chand
Indian hockey player
Ville Ritola
Finnish athlete
Doug Lowe
British athlete
Eleanor Holm
American swimmer and entertainer
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
American athlete
Arne Borg
Swedish swimmer
Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer
Harry Mallin
British athlete
Aileen Riggin, 1922.
Aileen Riggin
American swimmer and diver
Helen Wills.
Helen Wills
American tennis player
Stanisława Walasiewicz
American athlete
Pete Desjardins (left) and Johnny Weissmuller returning to the United States after the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam
Pete Desjardins
American diver
Helene Madison
American athlete
Olympic gold medalist Buster Crabbe
Buster Crabbe
American athlete and actor
Eric Liddell
Eric Liddell
British athlete

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