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Robert Christophe

French Olympic swimmer (1938–2016)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ3434805 ↗
Source-derived summary

Robert Christophe (22 February 1938 – 18 April 2016) was a French swimmer who competed in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Marseille.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Robert Christophe” as french Olympic swimmer (1938–2016). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Robert, Christophe and French.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1938, 2016, 1956, 1960—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1938-02-22. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Robert, Christophe and French providing the first useful test.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3434805. VIAF identifies the subject as 185616832. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1938, 2016, 1956 and 1960.

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This entry incorporates text from “Robert Christophe” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.