Codice albumGBB-F-004755

Codice inventarioGBB-F-004755-0000

1920, FRANCE : The french ERNEST CADINE (1893 - 1978).Cadine stood only 5-5.5 (167 cm) and weighed in as a light-heavyweight at 181 lbs (82 kg). In 1920 he won his first French Championship and a few months later the gold medal in the light-heavyweight class at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerpen, Belgium. His epic battles against the 1924 gold medal winner Charles Rigoulot attracted large crowds. Although he never participated in any other international championships, Cadine set six light-heavyweight world records from 1920-25 three each in the snatch and clean jerk. He later started a music hall career with demonstrations of his strength, and was said to have had a handshake like a bench vise. In 1978, the year of his death, Cadine received the French National Order of Merit.

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