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from Paris. They had two daughters, Pascale (born 1960) and Véronique (born 1963). After Jazy left the air force at the end of 1958, he worked at a printing plant. His employers there had no sympathy with his athletics training schedule and forced him to work overtime. To his rescue came Gaston
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what glory was and what sacrifices were necessary in the years ahead to obtain it. Alain Mimoun opened my eyes to what I needed to do. I became hungry. I had got the message.”
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when he was a schoolboy. As a schoolboy, he would spend hours daily playing football. Michel left school at the age of 14 and became a uniformed doorman and
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1210:"J'échangerais huit records du monde contre l'or olympique!"
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in 1960, 1962 and 1965, and was awarded the first Trophée
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1,500 m: 6 titles (1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963 and 1964)
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on Rue Rodier in
Montmartre. Michel was passionate about
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Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
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Olympics
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Légende de l'athlétisme français, Michel Jazy est mort
464:'s job, which enabled him to train in the mornings.
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CO Billancourt (1951-1956), CA Montreuil (1956-1968)
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World record setters in athletics (track and field)
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1249:"World Record progression in men's running events"
443:(the coach of the French, middle-distance runner
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674:time of 8:22.6 minutes on 23 June 1965 in Melun
1273:"Encyclopédie Larousse en ligne – Michel Jazy"
671:time of 8:29.6 minutes on 6 June 1963 in Paris
312:(13 June 1936 – 1 February 2024) was a French
109:65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
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646:time of 4:56.2 minutes on 12 October 1966 in
359:(twice) and the 4×1500 metres relay (twice).
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682:time of 15:04.2 minutes on 28 June 1961 in
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686:(the other members of the relay team were
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640:time of 5:01.6 minutes on 14 June 1962 in
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1331:Michel Jazy's results in all competitions
629:time of 3:53.6 minutes on 9 June 1965 in
1188:The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics
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3186:French Athletics Championships winners
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602:on 1 February 2024, at the age of 87.
3166:Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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1140:. Sports Illustrated. Archived from
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3136:Olympic silver medalists for France
3106:French male middle-distance runners
1484:European Record Holder Men's 1500 m
1443:European Record Holder Men's 1500 m
775:5000 metres: 13:27.6 minutes (1965)
616:Mes victoires, mes défaites, ma vie
423:operator at a bridge club near the
375:. Michel's grandfather worked as a
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1300:European Records Progression (Men)
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778:4×1500 metres relay (Michel Jazy,
728:1500 metres: 3:36.3 minutes (1966)
529:race held in the Finnish capital,
472:In his first participation at the
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3111:French male long-distance runners
2535:European Sportsperson of the Year
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504:. Elliott won the final in a new
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101:1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
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1042:800 m: 2 titles (1961 and 1962)
757:3000 metres: 7:49.0 minutes in
746:2000 metres: 4:56.2 minutes in
1361:Men's Mile World Record Holder
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584:L'Équipe Champion of Champions
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1406:27 June 1962 – 5 August 1965
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492:At the next Olympic Games in
431:in a neighborhood printshop.
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1488:25 June 1966 – 22 July 1970
1447:28 July 1963 – 13 July 1965
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679:4×1500 metres relay (twice)
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3131:Olympic athletes for France
1924:Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
1365:9 June 1965 – 17 July 1966
1138:"Vas-y, Ja-zy! And He Went"
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1048:5,000 m: 1 title (1966)
399:. Marianne worked as a
160:5000 m – 13:27.6 (1965)
145:Achievements and titles
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984:European Championships
932:European Championships
880:European Championships
619:
556:On 12 October 1966 in
337:European Championships
314:middle-distance runner
232:European Championships
158:1500 m – 3:36.3 (1966)
2749:Jarmila Kratochvílová
2549:Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
2148:Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
1170:"Michel Jazy Profile"
748:Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
648:Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
618:to wife Irène in 1967
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427:. At 16 he became an
156:800 m – 1:47.1 (1962)
1144:on 13 November 2013.
654:3000 metres (twice)
637:2000 metres (twice)
614:Jazy shows his book
590:on 4 November 2004.
588:Micheline Ostermeyer
329:1960 Summer Olympics
318:long-distance runner
41:Personal information
2853:Svetlana Masterkova
2709:Vladimir Yashchenko
2701:Rosemarie Ackermann
2038:champions in men's
1907:Henrik Ingebrigtsen
1542:champions in men's
1436:Stanislav Jungwirth
35:Jazy (left) in 1963
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2909:Michael Schumacher
2901:Michael Schumacher
2893:Michael Schumacher
2488:Jakob Ingebrigtsen
2471:Jakob Ingebrigtsen
2454:Jakob Ingebrigtsen
2267:Thomas Wessinghage
1992:Jakob Ingebrigtsen
1975:Jakob Ingebrigtsen
1958:Jakob Ingebrigtsen
1941:Filip Ingebrigtsen
1737:Klaus-Peter Justus
1419:Siegfried Herrmann
1214:Objectif Aquitaine
795:Competition record
763:Siegfried Herrmann
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1289:(in French)
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310:Michel Jazy
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46:Nationality
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3090:Categories
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379:in nearby
377:coal miner
363:Early life
60:1936-06-13
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1014:Budapest
885:Stockholm
859:Melbourne
577:two miles
551:Bob Schul
487:Melbourne
478:Melbourne
453:secretary
449:air force
413:apartment
393:silicosis
357:two miles
218:1960 Rome
150:Personal
122:Athletics
2420:Mo Farah
2403:Mo Farah
2386:Mo Farah
1378:Jim Ryun
1339:Records
1303:Archived
1254:6 August
1032:National
989:Budapest
937:Belgrade
863:7th (h)
823:Position
743:in 1975)
737:Jim Ryun
567:(once),
531:Helsinki
458:L'Équipe
421:elevator
417:football
401:waitress
347:(once),
128:Event(s)
92:, France
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1000:13:42.8
996:5000 m
974:13:49.8
970:5000 m
944:1500 m
918:1500 m
892:1500 m
866:1500 m
511:In the
385:brewery
373:Oignies
343:in the
327:at the
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68:Oignies
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922:3:38.4
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1994:(NOR)
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1739:(GDR)
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1688:(FRG)
1671:(FRA)
1654:(GBR)
1637:(GBR)
1620:(NED)
1603:(SWE)
1586:(GBR)
1569:(ITA)
1006:1966
980:1966
963:Tokyo
954:1964
928:1962
902:1960
889:10th
876:1958
850:1956
826:Event
820:Venue
759:Melun
662:Melun
642:Paris
594:Death
520:Tokyo
498:final
403:in a
397:Paris
389:Lille
333:golds
119:Sport
114:Sport
2477:2024
2460:2022
2443:2018
2426:2016
2409:2014
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2324:1998
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2290:1990
2273:1986
2256:1982
2239:1978
2222:1974
2205:1971
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2171:1966
2154:1962
2137:1958
2120:1954
2103:1950
2086:1946
2069:1938
2052:1934
1981:2024
1964:2022
1947:2018
1930:2016
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1896:2012
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1845:2002
1828:1998
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1590:1946
1573:1938
1556:1934
1256:2008
1226:2009
1192:ISBN
1017:2nd
993:1st
967:4th
941:1st
915:2nd
911:Rome
814:Year
786:and
709:and
694:and
565:mile
549:and
494:Rome
405:café
345:mile
316:and
137:Club
79:Died
54:Born
2532:PAP
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