Joseph Dumont

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJoseph Hubert•Dumont
Used nameJoseph•Dumont
Born12 January 1886 in Liège, Liège (BEL)
Died13 July 1960
Measurements74 kg
AffiliationsLes Plaihants, Liège (BEL)
NOC Belgium

Biography

Joseph Dumont was a longtime figure in the sport of wrestling in his hometown of Liège, where he was involved for over 30 years. He enjoyed a fairly successful career, capturing the 1924 national title in his weight class, and became a coach and organizer for several years following his retirement from competition. A member of the 1924 Belgian Olympic team, Dumont lost in the second round of the middleweight Greco-Roman competition to Edvard Westerlund of Finland, who later went on to win the gold medal.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Wrestling BEL Joseph Dumont
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) =20

Errata

Name previously given as Jean Dumont, but newspaper reports do not support this.