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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | April 8, 1965 New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||
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Alain Metellus (born April 8, 1965) is an American-born Canadian athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1] Metellus is of Haitian descent. [2]
Michael Anthony Powell is an American former track and field athlete, the holder of the long jump world record, and a two-time world champion as well as two-time Olympic silver medalist in the event. His world record of 8.95 m, set on August 30, 1991, has never been broken.
Guy Drut is an Olympic champion and politician who won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the 110 m hurdles. In 1996, he became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Michel Johann Théato was a Luxembourgish born French long-distance runner, and the winner of the marathon at the 1900 Olympics in Paris running for France. He was born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg and died in Paris, France.
Alain Mimoun, born Ali Mimoun Ould Kacha, was a French long-distance runner who competed in track events, cross-country running and the marathon. He was the 1956 Olympic champion in the marathon. He is the most bemedalled French athletics sportsperson in history. In 1999, readers of the French athletics magazine Athlétisme Magazine voted him as the “French Athlete of the 20th Century”.
France competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 138 competitors, 118 men and 20 women, took part in 89 events in 14 sports.
France competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, and failed to win a single gold medal for the second time only in the history of the modern Olympic Games. 238 competitors, 210 men and 28 women, took part in 120 events in 19 sports.
France competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 137 competitors, 119 men and 18 women, took part in 95 events in 15 sports.
France competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 245 competitors, 214 men and 31 women, took part in 131 events in 18 sports.
Atlee Anthony Mahorn is a three-time Canadian Olympic and four-time World Championship sprinter. He won Bronze medals in the 200 metres at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo and the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. He won the gold medal in the 200m at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
William Frederick "Bill" Crothers is a Canadian retired athlete.
Saint Kitts and Nevis competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The country sent ten athletes to compete, all in the sport of athletics. None of the athletes received a medal.
The men's marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia was held on Saturday December 1, 1956. There were 46 participants from 23 nations, with 13 runners not completing the race. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 1 minute 32 seconds by Alain Mimoun of France, the nation's first Olympic marathon victory since 1928 and third overall. Yugoslavia took its first Olympic marathon medal with Franjo Mihalić's silver. Finland returned to the podium in the event for the first time since 1932 as Veikko Karvonen took bronze.
Ali "Alain" Brakchi was a track and field athlete from France, who was born in Sidi Aïch, Algeria. He mainly competed in the men's long jump. He represented France at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.
Alain Villiard is a Canadian former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Alain Sarteur is a French former athlete who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Gavin Ramon Smellie is a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter.
Alain Masson is a Canadian former cyclist and cross-country skier who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Winter Olympics, and in the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Alain Bordeleau is a Canadian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Alain Lazare is a French long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. On 27 January 1985 he won the Hong Kong Marathon with a time of 2:18:34.
Georgette Reed is a Canadian former athlete. She competed in the women's shot put at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She is the daughter of former Saskatchewan Roughriders football player George Reed.
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