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Raoul Paoli

1887 - 1960

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Jacques Marie Lucien Raoul Simonpaoli (24 November 1887 – 23 March 1960) was a French athlete, boxer, wrestler, rower and actor. Aged 12, he served as a coxswain in the French coxed pair and won a bronze medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He competed in the shot put at the 1912, 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics with the best result of ninth place in 1924. In 1912 he also took part in the Greco-Roman wrestling contest and served as the Olympic flag bearer for France, and in 1928 he finished 29th in the discus throw. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raoul Paoli is the 1,916th most popular athlete (down from 1,515th in 2019), the 5,083rd most popular biography from France (down from 5,015th in 2019) and the 110th most popular French Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Raoul Paoli ranks 1,916 out of 6,025. Before him are Munyoro Nyamau, Kim Eui-tae, Vyacheslav Lemeshev, Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo, John James Shepherd, and Olle Larsson. After him are Josef Horešovský, Johannes Terwogt, Ghiță Licu, Ronald Lopatni, Cyril Slater, and Clarence Oldfield.

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Among people born in 1887, Raoul Paoli ranks 270. Before him are Lynn Fontanne, Monte Blue, Arvi Pohjanpää, Harold Walden, Jerónimo Méndez, and Jorge de Paiva. After him are Robinson Jeffers, Karl Neumer, Nils Granfelt, Cayetano Saporiti, Gustaf Rosenquist, and Raymond Thorne. Among people deceased in 1960, Raoul Paoli ranks 220. Before him are Otto Nilsson, Liesl Karlstadt, Karl Gustafsson, Erik Lindahl, Curt Goetz, and Olle Larsson. After him are Lawrence Tibbett, Dora Marsden, Benjamin Bradshaw, Thalia Flora-Karavia, Phyllis Haver, and Clara Kimball Young.

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In France

Among people born in France, Raoul Paoli ranks 5,083 out of 6,770. Before him are Mickaël Landreau (1979), Karan Singh (1931), Jean-Baptiste Mimiague (1871), Bernard Casoni (1961), Louis-Gustave Binger (1856), and Jean-François Deniau (1928). After him are Mathias Énard (1972), Laurent Lafitte (1973), Catherine Corsini (1956), Sébastien Squillaci (1980), Jean-Denis Bredin (1929), and Surya Bonaly (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Raoul Paoli ranks 110. Before him are René Guyot (1881), Bernard Tchoullouyan (1953), Raymond Flacher (1903), Renaud Lavillenie (1986), Claude Piquemal (1939), and Pierre Blondiaux (1922). After him are Bernard Talvard (1947), Georges Johin (1877), Georges Dransart (1924), Zhang Liang (null), Maryvonne Dupureur (1937), and Pascal Tayot (1965).

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