CO Billancourt (1951-1956), CA Montreuil (1956-1968)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
800 m – 1:47.1 (1962) 1500 m – 3:36.3 (1966) 5000 m – 13:27.6 (1965) 10,000 m – 29:03.2 (1965)[1][2][3]
Medal record
Representing France
Olympic Games
1960 Rome
1500 metres
European Championships
1962 Belgrade
1500 metres
1966 Budapest
5000 metres
1966 Budapest
1500 metres
Michel Jazy (13 June 1936 – 1 February 2024) was a French middle-distance runner and long-distance runner. He won the 1500 metres silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics, as well as two golds (in 1962 and 1966) and one silver (in 1966) at the European Championships. He set nine world records in the mile (once), 2000 metres (twice) and 3000 metres (twice), the two miles (twice) and the 4×1500 metres relay (twice).
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MichelJazy (13 June 1936 – 1 February 2024) was a French middle-distance runner and long-distance runner. He won the 1500 metres silver medal at the...
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Angeles, USA 8:29.6 MichelJazy (FRA) 1963-06-06 Paris, France 8:26.4 Bob Schul (USA) 1964-08-29 Los Angeles, USA 8:22.6 MichelJazy (FRA) 1965-06-23 Melun...
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runners of his era behind only that of former world mile record-holder MichelJazy.[citation needed] Boxberger was part of the French team that finished...
world record time (3:35.6), finishing 2.6 seconds ahead of second placed MichelJazy of France. Elliott credited his visionary and iconoclastic coach, Percy...
Germany John Landy Australia 1960 Rome details Herb Elliott Australia MichelJazy France István Rózsavölgyi Hungary 1964 Tokyo details Peter Snell New...
July 8, 1967 – February 2, 1974 Succeeded by Filbert Bayi Preceded by MichelJazy Men's Mile World Record Holder July 17, 1966 – May 17, 1975 Preceded by...
on 17 May, he broke the long-standing European Outdoor Mile record of MichelJazy, in a time of 3:53.3 in Kingston, Jamaica. He graduated from Villanova...
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