Marcel Hansenne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marcel Hansenne

French athlete

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1917

Place of Birth: Tourcoing, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 22-Mar-2002

Profession: journalist, middle-distance runner

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Marcel Hansenne (January 24, 1917 – March 22, 2002) was a French middle distance runner, who won the bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London over 800 m in a time of 1:49.8 min.
The race was won by Mal Whitfield.
Hansenne also equalled Rune Gustafsson's 1000 m world record of 2:21.4 in Gothenburg in 1948.
Hansenne was born in Tourcoing.