Jean Bouin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jean Bouin

Long-distance runner from France

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1888

Place of Birth: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d'Azur, France

Date of Death: 29-Sep-1914

Profession: long-distance runner, athletics competitor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Jean Bouin

  • Alexandre François Étienne Jean Bouin (French: [bw?~]; 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.
  • 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.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.
  • 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.

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