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Vladimir Aïtoff (August 5, 1879 in Paris – Septempber 6, 1963 in Paris) was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. Aïtoff was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal. During World War I, Aïtoff was a doctor in the French Army, with him being awarded with the Croix de Guerre and the Légion d'honneur. In World War II, he was imprisoned in both the Buchenwald and Auschwitz concentration camps.
Biography
Aïtoff was the son of Russian revolutionary emigrant and Freemason, David Alexandrovich Aitov (1854-1933).
References
- ^ "Vladimir Aïtoff". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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