Name Marcel Hansenne | Role Olympic athlete | |
Died March 22, 2002, Fourqueux, France Olympic medals Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres | ||
Marcel Hansenne (January 24, 1917 – March 22, 2002) was a French middle distance runner, who won the bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London over 800 m in a time of 1:49.8 min. The race was won by Mal Whitfield. Hansenne also equalled Rune Gustafsson's 1000 m world record of 2:21.4 in Gothenburg in 1948. Hansenne was born in Tourcoing.
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