Roger Lebranchu, a World War II veteran and the oldest French Olympian, died on Friday. He was 102.
He was a member of the London 1948 French rowing team and a former member of the Resistance.
Born on July 22, 1922, the Frenchman joined the Resistance in south-eastern France during the War.
In 1943, he was arrested and deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp and its annex at Schonebeck. He was evacuated in 1945.
The Neuilly-sur-Seine-native became the French rowing champion in 1946 and 1947. As per the French Rowing Federation, he rowed till 79 and was a Commander of the Legion of Honor.
He carried the Olympic flame as it passed through Mont-Saint-Michel ahead of the Paris 2024.
The Olympian, specially trained with his grandson holding up a 1.5 litre water bottle, equivalent of the Olympic torch.