Jean Bouin
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Jean Bouin in 1911
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Born | 21 December 1888 Marseilles, France |
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Died | 29 September 1914 (aged 25) Xivray-et-Marvoisin, France |
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Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800-10,000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | US Phocéenne, Marseille; Paris Jean-Bouin, Paris |
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Personal best(s) | 800 m – 2:00.4 (1914) 1500 m – 4:14.4 (1911) 5000 m – 14:36.7 (1912) 10,000 m – 30:58.8 (1911)[1] |
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Medal record
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Alexandre François Étienne Jean Bouin (21 December 1888 – 29 September 1914) was a French middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500–5000 m events at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics and won a silver medal in the 5000 m in 1912, behind Hannes Kolehmainen.[2] His race against Kolehmainen has long been regarded as one of the most memorable moments in running. Kolehmainen and Bouin quickly pulled away from the others, with Bouin leading and Kolehmainen repeatedly trying to pass him. Kolehmainen succeeded only 20 metres from the finish, winning by 0.1 seconds. Both contenders broke the world record.[3]
Bouin set three more world records: two in 1911, in the 3,000 m and 10,000 metres, and one in 1913, in the one-hour run (19,021 metres). The next year, he was killed in action during World War I.[2][4] After that the Stade Jean-Bouin in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, home of the Stade Français rugby union club, was named after him. The French government made a stamp with his picture on it and many games have been held in his honor. A 10 km race under the name of Jean Bouin has taken place every year through the streets of Barcelona since 1920.
References
- ↑ Jean Bouin. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jean Bouin. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's 5,000 metres. sports-reference.com
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Further reading
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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- Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
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Preceded by | Men's 3,000 m World Record Holder 11 June 1911 – 24 September 1911 |
Succeeded by Hannes Kolehmainen |
Preceded by | Men's 10,000 m World Record Holder 16 November 1911 – 22 June 1921 |
Succeeded by Paavo Nurmi |
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