Frans De Haes
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 101 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 24,1895 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Antwerp |
| Belgium | |
| Date of died | November 4,1923 |
| Died | Antwerp |
| Belgium | |
| Olympic_medals | Weightlifting At The 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's Featherweight 60 Kg |
| Job | Weightlifter |
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| ID | 1520484 |
Frans De Haes Life story
François "Frans" De Haes was a Belgian weightlifter who won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. He set one world record in the clean and jerk in 1922. To escape the German occupation, his family fled from Antwerp to the Netherlands, where he started weightlifting at age 17.