# Joseph Roffo

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**Louis Joseph Roffo** (21 January 1879 – 5 February 1933) was a French sportsman who played [football](/source/Association_football) and [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) for [Racing Club de France](/source/Racing_Club_de_France_Football) in the late 1890s.[1] He also participated in the [tug of war](/source/Tug_of_war) event of the [1900 Summer Olympics](/source/1900_Summer_Olympics) in Paris, winning a silver medal as a member of the French team.[2]

## Sporting career

### Football

Born in the [10th arrondissement of Paris](/source/10th_arrondissement_of_Paris) on 21 January 1879,[2] Roffo began his sporting career at his hometown club [Racing Club de France](/source/Racing_Club_de_France) (RCF), where he practiced several sports, such as union rugby and football; for instance, on 4 April 1897, the 18-year-old Roffo did not hesitate to abandon a rugby game to replace the injured [Guillaume de Saint-Cyr](/source/Guillaume_de_Saint-Cyr) in a football championship match against [CP Asnières](/source/CP_Asni%C3%A8res), which ended in a loss as Racing finished fourth in the [1897 USFSA Championship](/source/1897_USFSA_Football_Championship).[1] The local newspaper *[Tous les sports](/source/Tous_les_sports)* described this action as "good sportsmanship".[1] Roffo had been playing for Racing's football team as early as January 1897, when he started as a defender against [United Sports Club](/source/US_Suisse_Paris) (1–1).[3] Two years later, on 22 October 1899, he started in a match against [Paris Star](/source/Paris_Star), in which he was forced to leave the pitch due to injury.[4]

### Other sports

In 1896, the 17-year-old Roffo became the French scholastic champion in the 100 meters, so he was selected as a member of the RCF team that participated in the [French Athletics Championships](/source/French_Athletics_Championships) in 1896, where he finished third in the 100 meters.[2][5] Two years later, he won a interschool [fencing](/source/Fencing) championship, and in April 1899, he participated in a fencing tournament in [Brussels](/source/Brussels), in which he defeated Mr. Vivès, who was replacing the ill Mr. Louradour.[6]

The following year, Roffo was a member of the French team that won the silver medal in the tug-of-war event at the [1900 Summer Olympics](/source/1900_Summer_Olympics) in [Paris](/source/Paris); the team was mainly made up of RCF members, such as [Roger Basset](/source/Roger_Basset) and [Charles Gondouin](/source/Charles_Gondouin).[2][7][8]

## Later life and death

In 1904, Roffo graduated from the [École Centrale Paris](/source/%C3%89cole_Centrale_Paris) as an engineer in manufacturing and arts.[2][9] He eventually became the managing director of the *Société des Établissements Roffo*.[9]

Roffo lived his entire life in Paris, dying in the [16th arrondissement of Paris](/source/16th_arrondissement_of_Paris) on 5 February 1933, at the age of 54.[2][9] His funeral was held three days later and he was buried at the [Père Lachaise Cemetery](/source/P%C3%A8re_Lachaise_Cemetery).[9]

## References

1. ["Racing Club de France contre Cercle Pédestre d’Asnières"](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k8331607f/f4.item.r=roffo.zoom) [RC France against CA Asnières] (in French). *gallica.bnf.fr*. [Tous les sports](/source/Tous_les_sports). 5 April 1897. p. 4. Retrieved 29 January 2025.

1. ["Joseph Roffo"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/17911). *Olympedia*. Retrieved 29 January 2025.

1. ["Racing Club de France contre United Sports Club"](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4238781/f428.image.r=rol%C3%AFo.zoom) [Racing Club de France against United Sports Club] (in French). *gallica.bnf.fr*. [Le Journal de la jeunesse](/source/Le_Journal_de_la_jeunesse). 1 January 1897. p. 428. Retrieved 29 January 2025.

1. ["Résultats des matches (U.S.F.S.A.)"](https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/23-octobre-1899/4054/5389432/2) [Match Results (USFSA)] (in French). *www.retronews.fr*. Le Journal des sports. 23 October 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 29 January 2025.

1. ["Finalistes des championnats de France 1888 - 1969"](http://cdm.athle.com/upload/ssites/001059/championnats%20de%20france/1888196919092024.pdf) [Finalists of the French championships 1888 - 1969] (in French). *cdm.athle.com*. Retrieved 29 January 2025.

1. ["Le Championnat des Salles d’Armes"](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k8331734p/f2.item.r=roffo.zoom) [The Fencing Hall Championship] (in French). *gallica.bnf.fr*. [Tous les sports](/source/Tous_les_sports). 1 April 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 29 July 2025.

1. ["JO 2024 - 185 jours. Le tir à la corde"](http://cdm.athle.com/asp.net/espaces.news/news.aspx?id=340109) [2024 Olympics - 185 days. Tug of war] (in French). *cdm.athle.com*. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2025.

1. ["Tir à la corde"](https://coyam-78.eklablog.com/tir-a-la-corde-a209846868) [Tug of war] (in French). *coyam-78.eklablog.com*. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2025.

1. ["Nécrologie"](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k7637781q/f2.item.r=roffo.zoom) [Obituary] (in French). *gallica.bnf.fr*. [Paris-soir](/source/Paris-soir). 7 February 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 29 January 2025.

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