Calixte Delmas
Wrestler
- Born
- 17 June 1906, Perpignan
- Died
- 7 April 1927, Joinville-le-Pont
- Citizenship
- France
- Sport
- wrestling, rugby union
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler, rugby union player
Calixte Delmas (18 January 1906 – 5 April 1927) was a French wrestler and rugby player. He competed in the freestyle featherweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
In 1922, he was the wrestling champion of Paris and the Greco-Roman vice-champion of France at 15. In 1924 he was the national champion and the youngest participant at the 1924 Olympics in Paris, where he reached the quarter finals.
He died from an accident at the military school in Joinville-le-Pont. He fell from a human pyramid and broke his neck.
There is a statue of him by Raymond Sudre in the Cimetière Sud de Saint-Mandé (South Cemetery of Saint-Mandé, birth date wrong on the statue).
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 Summer Olympics | 1924 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q16030566 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.