Weightlifting / Debuf / Dochy / Olympic Games / Lille - Lot 161

Weightlifting / Debuf / Dochy / Olympic Games / Lille Two silver-plated bronze plaques of the same design awarded to two champions at the 1955 French Weightlifting Championships: DOCHY and Jean DEBUF. One was presented by the City of Lille, the other by the Union des Ligues An ancient-style victory scene depicting a weightlifter being crowned in a medallion, signed by Fraisse Demey 5.3 x 7.5 cm (oxidation) Jean Debuf (1924–2010), a champion from Bousbecque, won a bronze medal at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. He was also a 13-time French champion and a three-time European champion. André Dochy of Halluin (1928–2011), a multiple French champion, also won bronze medals at the European Championships in 1950 and 1951.