Charles de Vendeville

Charles de Vendeville

Personal information

Surname:

Nation:

France

Swimming style (s) :

Underwater

Birthday:

March 8, 1882

Place of birth:

Lesquin

Date of death:

September 19, 1914

Place of death:

Reims

Medal table

Medals

Olympic games
gold	France 1900 Paris	Underwater swimming

Charles de Vendeville (also Devendeville; born March 8, 1882 in Lesquin , Nord , France , † September 19, 1914 in Reims , Marne ) was a French water polo player and swimmer.

He took part in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris , the capital of his home country. There he lost with the French water polo team Tritons Lilloise in the quarterfinals 12-0 against the eventual Olympic champion, the British Osborne Swimming Club , and was eliminated.

In underwater swimming, however, he was able to cover 60 meters on August 12 and at the same time remain underwater for 68.4 seconds. In the combination he received 188.4 points, which brought him first place and thus the gold medal (or since this did not yet exist, the silver medal).

Charles de Vendeville died on the Western Front at the beginning of the First World War .

Web links

Charles de Vendeville in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Vendeville, Charles de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Devendeville, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 8, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lesquin
DATE OF DEATH	September 19, 1914
Place of death	Reims