Raoul Paoli
 Paoli in 1923 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 November 1887 Courtalain, France |
| Died | 23 March 1960 (aged 72) Paris, France |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics, wrestling |
| Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw |
| Club | Métropolitain Club Colombes; Stade français, Paris; Olympique de Paris, Paris |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | SP – 14.69 m (1926) DT – 39.90 (1917)[1][2] |
Raoul Paoli (24 November 1887 – 23 March 1960) was a French athlete, boxer, wrestler, rower and actor.[3] Aged 12, he served as a coxswain in the French coxed pair and won a bronze medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[4] He competed in the shot put, his favourite event, 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.[1]
Paoli was a French champion in boxing and rugby, with Stade Français. He played three international rugby games for the French national rugby union team in 1911–12 and scored one try.[1] In the 1920s he was romantically involved with the fellow athlete Violette Morris.[5] In 1933 he co-founded the French Professional Wrestling Association.[6]
Partial filmography[]
- La Souriante Madame Beudet (1922)
- Possession (1922)
- Terror (1924)
- Madame Sans-Gêne (1925)
- Nitchevo (1926)
- Senorita (1927)
- The Coward (1927)
- The Magic Flame (1927)
- Beau Sabreur (1928)
- Woman Wise (1928)
- The Olympic Hero (1928)
- A Night of Mystery (1928)
- Safety in Numbers (1930)
- The Big Trail (1931)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Raoul Paoli. sports-reference.com
- ^ Raoul Paoli. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Raoul Paoli". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Paoli. sports-reference.com
- ^ Violette Morris. janinetissot.fdaf.org
- ^ John Grasso (6 March 2014). Historical Dictionary of Wrestling. Scarecrow Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-8108-7926-3.
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- 1887 births
- 1960 deaths
- 20th-century French male actors
- French male film actors
- French male silent film actors
- French male professional wrestlers
- French male rowers
- French rugby union players
- Stade Français rugby players
- Olympic athletes of France
- Olympic rowers of France
- Olympic wrestlers of France
- Olympic bronze medalists for France
- Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- French male sport wrestlers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- French male shot putters
- French male discus throwers
- Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- French male boxers
- Coxswains (rowing)
- Sportspeople from Eure-et-Loir