Constant Lavaux

Belgian wrestler (1877–1961)

Born

1877, Florennes

Died

1961

Citizenship

Belgium

Sport

amateur wrestling

Occupation

amateur wrestler

Constant Lavaux (1877–1961), stage name Constant le Boucher ("Constant the Butcher"), was a Belgian wrestler during the sport's Golden Age of 1890–1914.

He was born as a farmer's son in Florennes, Namur province. He took up the trade of butcher at the age of 17, hence his stage name "the Butcher".

He came to Paris in 1897 and began to practice wrestling in his free time, eventually joining the gym of famous French wrestler Paul Pons and began his professional career, becoming Pons' master student.

At this time, the creation of modern sport wrestling, known as Greco-Roman wrestling, led to a surge of popularity of the sport throughout Europe, and especially in Paris, which reached its height in the years leading up to World War I. Constant Lauvaux became one of the popular heroes of the sport, and one of the most famous athletes in Europe during this period.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q16856113 (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.