Paris, Jan 10, 2025 (AFP) - Camp survivor and Olympic rower Lebranchu dies aged 102

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2025-01-10
Roger Lebranchu who survived almost two years in Nazi concentration camps and was the oldest person to carry the Olympic Torch in last year's Paris Games relay has died aged 102, the French Rowing Federation announced. Lebranchu was a member of the French rowing eight who finished fourth in the 1948 London Games. He was also national eight champion of France twice, the first time in 1946 when both his brothers were in the same crew. "It is a huge......
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