The Touching Story Behind This French Olympian's Tattoo
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Gilot’s tattoo can be seen in this photo from the 32nd LEN European swimming championships on August 18, 2014 in Berlin.
Gilot’s grandpa is Max Goldschmidt, a Jewish man who grew up in Berlin, Germany and survived the horrors of Auschwitz during World War II. After the war, Goldschmidt reportedly moved to France and fell in love with Gilot’s grandmother, becoming her second husband.
In an interview with Ynet News after the 2012 London Olympics, the swimmer’s dad Michel Gilot said that Goldschmidt was his son’s “grandfather in every way.”
“In Fabien’s eyes he was a hero. He admired him and was very attached to him,” the elder Gilot said in the interview.
Goldschmit passed away in 2012, before he could witness his grandson winning the gold medal that year as part of France’s 4×100 freestyle relay team.
The Touching Story Behind This French Olympian"s Tattoo
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