French rower Roger Lebranchu, who competed in the 1948 Olympics, has died at the age of 103.. This was reported by the press service of the French Rowing Federation.

Lebranchu was born in July 1922 and was France's oldest Olympian.

During World War II, Lebranchu refused to participate in compulsory labor service and joined the Resistance movement in southeastern France. In 1943 he was arrested and deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp..

During the evacuation of the camp in 1945, Lebranche managed to escape. Three years later, he took part in the first post-war Summer Olympics in London and finished fourth in the team competition.

In 1947 and 1948, Lebranchu became the French champion and rowed until he was 79 years old..

Before the 2024 Paris Games, Lebranchu carried the Olympic flame as it passed through Mont Saint-Michel.

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