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Louis Hostin (21 April 1908 – 28 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.[1][2]

Louis Hostin

Louis Hostin in 1936
Personal information
Born	21 April 1908 Saint-Étienne, France
Died	28 June 1998 (aged 90) Boisseron, France
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	OSC Saint-Étienne
Medal record Representing  France Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam -82.5 kg 1932 Los Angeles -82.5 kg 1936 Berlin -82.5 kg World Weightlifting Championships 1937 Paris -82.5 kg 1938 Vienna -82.5 kg

In 1994 he was inducted into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[3] He worked as a croupier.[1]

References

External links

• Louis Hostin at Olympics.com
• Louis Hostin at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Louis Hostin

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[fr] Louis Hostin

Louis Hostin (né le 21 avril 1908 à Saint-Étienne, mort le 28 juin 1998 à Boisseron)[1] est un haltérophile français, formé aux clubs de l'Omnium stéphanois puis au Coquelicot. Avec deux titres olympiques et une médaille d'argent en trois olympiades, deux titres européens et dix-huit records du monde, il possède le plus beau palmarès de l'histoire de l'haltérophilie française. Il fut le successeur d'Ernest Cadine et de Charles Rigoulot dans sa catégorie des mi-lourds.

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[it] Louis Hostin

Louis Hostin (Saint-Étienne, 21 aprile 1908 – Boisseron, 28 giugno 1998[1]) è stato un sollevatore francese. Ha conquistato una medaglia d'argento nei giochi olimpici di Amsterdam (1928) e due medaglie d'oro nelle Olimpiadi di Los Angeles del 1932 e di Berlino nel 1936. Nel 1994 è entrato nella Hall of Fame nella categoria pesi massimo-leggeri.

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