Marcel Paterni

{{Short description|French weightlifter (1936–2019)}}

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| name = Marcel Paterni

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|9|22}}

| birth_place = Casablanca, Morocco

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|7|13|1936|9|22}}[https://www.ffhaltero.fr/La-Federation/Actualites/Marcel-PATERNI-nous-a-quittes Marcel Paterni's obituary] {{in lang|fr}}

| height = 163 cm

| weight = 75-82 kg

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| country = France

| sport = Olympic weightlifting

| event = Clean and press
Clean and jerk
Snatch

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{{MedalCompetition|World Weightlifting Championships}}

{{MedalBronze | 1958 Stockholm | -75kg}}

{{MedalBronze | 1961 Vienna | -75kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Weightlifting Championships}}

{{MedalSilver | 1957 European Weightlifting Championships | -75kg}}

{{MedalSilver | 1958 European Weightlifting Championships | -75kg}}

{{MedalBronze | 1960 European Weightlifting Championships | -82.5 kg}}

{{MedalBronze | 1961 European Weightlifting Championships | -82.5 kg}}

{{MedalBronze | 1964 European Weightlifting Championships | -82.5 kg}}

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Marcel Paterni (September 22, 1936 – July 13, 2019) was a French weightlifter of the 1950s and 1960s, who was dubbed "the French strongman of the Gaullian era" by European expert in heavy athletics Emmanuel Legeard.{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.emmanuel-legeard.com/entretien-avec-marcel-paterni.html Marcel Paterni: Entretien avec Emmanuel Legeard]