Daniel Senet

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Daniel Senet
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Daniel Senet (born 26 June 1953 in Amiens) is a French weightlifter and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. [1] [2] [3] He finished 4th at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Senet". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. "1976 Summer Olympics Montreal, Canada Weightlifting". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
  3. "Olympic Games Medallists Weightlifting". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 March 2008.