Michel Jazy
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Michel Jazy
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 Michel Jazy |
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| Men’s athletics | ||
Competitor for  France |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | Rome 1960 | 1500 metres |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | Belgrade 1962 | 1500 metres |
| Gold | Budapest 1966 | 5000 metres |
| Silver | Budapest 1966 | 1500 metres |
Michel Jazy (born June 13, 1936 in Oignies) is a former French middle distance runner, who won the silver medal over 1500 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The race was won by Herb Elliott in a new world record time. Jazy also set a world record over the mile run in a time of 3:53.6 minutes in Rennes in 1965, a world record over 2000 metres in 4:56.1 minutes in Saint Maur in 1966, and a world record over 3000 metres in 7:49 minutes in Melun in 1965. He has Polish ancestry.[1]
References
- ^ Rabiller, Pascal. "J’échangerais huit records du monde contre l’or olympique!". Objectif Aquitaine. http://www.objectif-aquitaine.com/parlerdeux.asp?sX_Menu_selectedID=&id=18&c=1. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- "World Record progression in men's running events". http://www.saunalahti.fi/~sut/eng/mwrrun.html. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
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Preceded by Peter Snell |
Men's Mile World Record Holder July 9, 1965 – July 17, 1966 |
Succeeded by Jim Ryun |
Preceded by Gordon Pirie |
Men's 3000 m World Record Holder June 27, 1962 – August 5, 1965 |
Succeeded by Siegfried Herrmann |
Preceded by Stanislav Jungwirth |
European Record Holder Men's 1500 m 28 July 1963 - 13 July 1965 |
Succeeded by Jurgen May |
| Preceded by Jurgen May |
European Record Holder Men's 1500 m 25 June 1966 - 22 July 1970 |
Succeeded by Jean Wadoux |
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