Robert Chef d’Hôtel, champion de France du 800 mètres en juillet Robert Claude Henri Chef d'Hôtel  (2 February 1922 – 19 October 2019) was a track and field  athlete  from France , who competed mainly in the men's 400 metres during his career. He was born in Nouméa , Sud , New Caledonia  in February 1922. 
Chef d'Hôtel competed for France at the 1948 Summer Olympics  held in London , Great Britain  where he won the silver medal in the men's 4 × 400 metre relay with his teammates Jean Kerebel , Francis Schewetta  and Jacques Lunis . 
He died on 19 October 2019, at the age of 97.[ 1] [ 2] 
 
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