Charles Crahay

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Charles Crahay
Personal information
Born9 November 1889
Sport
Sport Fencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1924 Paris Foil, team

Charles Crahay (born 9 November 1889, date of death unknown) was a Belgian fencer. [1] He won a silver medal in the team foil competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Charles Crahay". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. "Olympics Statistics: Charles Crahay". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  3. "Charles Crahay Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2010.