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Julius Theodoor "Jules" Ancion was a Dutch field hockey player who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Palembang, Dutch East Indies.
Jules Maria Adolphe Henri De Bisschop was a Belgian rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Belgian club Royal Club Nautique de Gand and with his team, he won the silver medal in the men's eight.
Gaston Jules Louis Antoine Alibert was a French fencer and olympic champion in épée competition.
Jules Henri Bouckaert was a French competition rower and Olympic champion. He was born in Roncq and died in İzmir. Bouckaert won a gold medal in the coxed four event at the 1900 Summer Olympics, as member of the French team Cercle de l'Aviron Roubaix.
Jules Noël was a French athlete who competed in discus and shot put at two European Athletics Championships and three Olympic Games.
The 400 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the first edition of the multi-sport event. The men's 400 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896 but nearly seventy years passed before the introduction of the women's 400 m, which has been held continuously since the 1964 Games. It is the most prestigious 400 m race at elite level. The competition format typically has two qualifying rounds leading to a final race between eight athletes.
Jules Louis Verbecke was a French swimmer and water polo player who won a silver medal in the Men's 200 metre team swimming event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He also participated in the Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Jules Migeot was a Belgian sprinter. He competed in the 400 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Jules Boes was a Belgian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Jules George was a Belgian rower and sports official.
Joseph Louis "Jules" Verlet was a French footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, England.
Jules Lavigne was a Belgian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Jean-Pierre Hoscheid was a Luxembourgian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics. With Jules Müller and Albert Reuter he co-managed the Luxembourg national football team from 1948 until 1949. They managed Luxembourg in the football tournament of the 1948 Summer Olympic Games where Luxembourg were eliminated in the first round 6–1 by Yugoslavia.
Jules Gales was a Luxembourgian footballer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Jules Lecoutre was a French gymnast. He competed in the men's individual all-around event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jules Randrianarivelo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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