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Armand Parmentier (born 15 February 1954 in Waregem, West Flanders) is a Belgian former long-distance runner who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. There, he finished in 30th position, clocking 2:18:10. Two years earlier, he won the silver medal in the classic distance at the 1982 European Championships.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Belgium | |||||
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | Marathon | 2:15:51 |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | Marathon | 2:10:57 |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 30th | Marathon | 2:18:10 |
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A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliner crashed into high ground near Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, on 20 October 1948; all 40 aboard died. A subsequent inquiry found that the accident was likely caused by the crew's reliance on a combination of erroneous charts and incomplete weather forecasts, causing the crew to become distracted and disoriented in the inclement conditions.
SNCASE or Sud-Est was a French aircraft manufacturer. The company was formed on February 1, 1937, by the nationalization and merger of Lioré et Olivier, Potez, CAMS, Romano and SPCA.
Belgium competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. 63 competitors, 47 men and 16 women, took part in 48 events in 14 sports.
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier was a French pharmacist and agronomist, best remembered as a vocal promoter of the potato as a food source for humans in France and throughout Europe. His many other contributions to nutrition and health included establishing the first mandatory smallpox vaccination campaign in France and pioneering the extraction of sugar from sugar beets. Parmentier also founded a school of breadmaking and studied methods of conserving food, including refrigeration.
Richard LeParmentier was an American actor who lived and worked primarily in the United Kingdom, best known for his role as Admiral Motti in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) and the acerbic police officer Lt. Santino in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). He is credited under several variations of his name, including Richard Parmentier, Rick Le Parmentier and Richard LeParmentiere.
Parmentier can refer to:
The Bernard 190 or Bernard-Hubert 190 was a French airliner of 1928. It was a high-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional configuration, based on the Bernard 18. Compared with its predecessor, it kept the same basic design but featured redesigned tail surfaces, an enlarged cabin, and offered its flight crew a completely enclosed cockpit. Also like its predecessor, the basic airliner model provided the basis for a long-range aircraft to be used in record attempts, the 191GR.
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Pauline Parmentier is a French former tennis player.
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André Parmentier was a French sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Sauveterre de Guyenne, Gironde. In 1908, he was a member of the French team, winning the bronze medal in the team free rifle competition. He also finished fourth with the French team in the team military rifle event. In the 1908 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:
The Farman F.190 was a utility aircraft built in France in the 1920s and 1930s. It was a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane of conventional configuration with a fully enclosed cabin and fixed, tailskid undercarriage. Popular both as a private aircraft and in the air taxi role, some 30 examples were also operated by airlines in France and elsewhere in Europe. Fifteen of these joined Air France's fleet in 1933 from the fleets of the smaller airlines it had absorbed.
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The 2008 Gastein Ladies was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 2nd edition of the Gastein Ladies, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place in Bad Gastein, Austria, from July 14 through July 20, 2008. Fourth-seeded Pauline Parmentier won the singles title.
The Lioré et Olivier H-190 was a biplane flying boat aircraft designed and produced by the French aircraft manufacturer Lioré et Olivier.
Monica Niculescu was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Pauline Parmentier.
Henri Parmentier was a French architect, art historian and archaeologist. Parmentier became one of the first European specialists in the archaeology of Indochina. He has documented, depicted and preserved many Khmer, Cham and Lao monuments.
Koene Dirk Parmentier was a pilot of the Dutch national airline KLM.
