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Encyclopedia > Albin Lermusiaux
Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Bronze 1896 Athens 1500 metres

Albin Lermusiaux (April 9, 1874 - 1940) was a French athlete and shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Athletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. ... The mens 1500 metres race, the longest flat-track race on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme, was the last event on 7 April. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. ... This article is about the capital of Greece. ...


Lermusiaux won his preliminary heat of the 800 metres with a time of 2:16.6. This qualified him to compete in the final, but Lermusiaux chose not to do so.


In the 1,500 metres, which was run in a single heat, Lermusiaux lead for most of the race. In the final straight, he was passed by Teddy Flack and Arthur Blake, and finished third. His time was 4:37.0 for the race. Teddy Flack Edwin Harold Teddy Flack (November 5, 1873 – January 10, 1935) was an Australian athlete. ... For the American hurdler see Arthur Blake (hurdler) Charles Arthur Blake (January 26, 1872 – October 22, 1944) was an American athlete. ...


In the military rifle shooting event, Lermusiaux's place and score are unknown, though he was not among the top 13 in the 42-man competitions.


Lermusaiux's final competition of the Games was the marathon. He led for 32 kilometres, dropping out with only 8 remaining. Modern day marathon runners The word marathon refers to a long-distance road running event of 42. ... “km” redirects here. ...


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Spiridon Louis (1033 words)
The early leader of the race, which led over dusty roads along which a lot of Greeks had gathered to watch, was the Frenchman Albin Lermusiaux, who had earlier placed third in the final of the 1500 m.
After 32 km, Lermusiaux was exhausted, and had to abandon the race after a collapse.
The lead was taken over by Teddy Flack, an Australian runner who had already been victorious in the Olympic 800 and 1500 m.
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