Louis Hostin

Louis Hostin in 1936
Personal information
Born	21 April 1908 Saint-Étienne, France
Died	28 June 1998 (aged 90) Boisseron, France
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	OSC Saint-Étienne
Medal record Representing  France Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam -82.5 kg 1932 Los Angeles -82.5 kg 1936 Berlin -82.5 kg World Weightlifting Championships 1937 Paris -82.5 kg 1938 Vienna -82.5 kg

Louis Hostin (21 April 1908 – 28 June 1998) was a French weightlifter. He competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and medaled at each of his Olympic appearances. He won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Games and Olympic gold at both the 1932 and 1936 Games. Hostin also won two European titles, in 1930 and 1935, and two medals at world championships in 1937–1938. Between 1927 and 1939 he won 13 national titles and set 10 official world records: 7 in the snatch and 3 in the clean and jerk.^[1][2]

In 1994 he was inducted into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.^[3] He worked as a croupier.^[1]

• Louis Hostin at Lift Up
• Louis Hostin at Olympics.com
• Louis Hostin at Olympedia