Nazi camp survivor and Olympic torch bearer Lebranchu dies aged 102

The Olympic torch as seen at the official ceremony of the flame lighting for the Paris Olympics, at the Ancient Olympia site, Greece, Tuesday, 16 April, 2024. AP - Thanassis Stavrakis

Roger Lebranchu who survived almost two years in Nazi concentration camps and was the oldest person to carry the Olympic Torch in last year's Paris Games relay has died aged 102, the French Rowing Federation announced.

Lebranchu was a member of the French rowing eight who finished fourth in the 1948 London Games.