Clement Spapen

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Clement Spapen
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Clementius Herman Maria "Clement" Spapen (born 22 November 1906) was a Belgian wrestler. He was Olympic silver medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1928. [1] He was born in Antwerp.

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References

  1. "Edmond Spapen". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2012.