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Place of Birth: Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About Louis Hostin
- Louis Hostin (21 April 1908 – 29 June 1998) was a French weightlifter.
- He competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won two gold and one silver medals.
- Hostin also won two European titles, in 1930 and 1935, and two medals at world championships in 1937–1938.
- Between 1927 and 1939 he won 13 national titles and set 10 official world records: 7 in the snatch and 3 in the clean and jerk.In 1994 he was inducted into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.
- He worked as a croupier.
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| Alternative names | Agence Meurisse | ||
| Description | French | ||
| Work period | between 1909 and 1937 | ||
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