Alfred Nakache

Alfred Nakache
Nakache in 1938
Personal information
Born1915 (1915)
Constantine, French Algeria
Died1983 (aged 67–68)
Reunion Island
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  France
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1938 London 4×200 m freestyle

Alfred Nakache (1915–1983) was a Jewish French swimmer and water polo player. A member of the French team for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympic Games, he also swam in the first post-war Summer Olympics in London in 1948. He and Ben Helfgott are the only known Jewish athletes to have competed in the Olympics after surviving the Holocaust.[1]

  1. ^ Steve Lipman (13 August 2004). "The Olympics and The Holocaust". Jewish Federations of North America. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013.