Max Decugis
French tennis player
Died when: 95 years 347 days (1151 months)Star Sign: Libra
Maxime Omer Mathieu Decugis or Décugis (French pronunciation: ?[maksim d?ky?iz, - de-]; 24 September 1882 – 6 September 1978) was a tennis player from France who held the French Championships record of winning the tournament eight times (a French club members only tournament before 1925), a feat that was surpassed by Rafael Nadal in 2014.
He also won three Olympic medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics (Paris) and the 1920 Summer Olympics (Antwerp), his only gold medal coming in the mixed doubles partnering French legend Suzanne Lenglen.
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