Charles Devendeville

{{short description|French swimmer (1882–1914)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1882|3|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lesquin, France

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1914|9|19|1882|3|8|df=y}}

| death_place = Reims, France

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{{MedalGold | 1900 Paris | Underwater}}

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Charles Devendeville (8 March 1882 – 19 September 1914) was a French swimmer and Olympic champion.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/53835 |title=Charles Devendeville |work=Olympedia |accessdate=31 December 2020}} He competed at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, where he received a gold medal in the underwater swimming.[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=2&sp=SWI "1900 Olympics – Paris, France – Swimming"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070826170951/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=2&sp=SWI |date=2007-08-26 }} – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on August 30, 2008){{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/charles-devendeville-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165049/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/charles-devendeville-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Charles Devendeville |accessdate=3 August 2015 |work=Sports Reference}} He died of injuries during the First World War, at age 32.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |accessdate=3 August 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}