biography
pronunciation:
[meemoon]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1921– )
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| biography:
| French athlete, born in Telagh, Algeria. A champion cross-country runner, he won the Olympic gold medal in 1956 in the marathon. In 1948 he won a total of four Olympic medals and was world cross-country champion. During his career he won 32 French championships in long distance, half-distance, cross-country, and marathon, and remains the most decorated athlete in France. |
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