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Colette Besson

1946 - 2005

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Colette Besson (7 April 1946 – 9 August 2005) was a French athlete, the surprise winner of the 400 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Colette Besson has received more than 49,626 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Colette Besson is the 546th most popular athlete (down from 407th in 2019), the 4,316th most popular biography from France (down from 3,953rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular French Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Colette Besson ranks 546 out of 6,025. Before her are Walter Bathe, Étienne Gailly, Karl-Erik Nilsson, Tinus Osendarp, Toivo Loukola, and Henry Carr. After her are Magdalena Forsberg, Georgios Orphanidis, Gunnar Sköld, Carlo Agostoni, Martin Lundström, and Luise Krüger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Colette Besson ranks 470. Before her are Mieke Bal, Michael Aris, Edoardo Bennato, Stanislav Karasi, Martin van Creveld, and Juan José Millás. After her are Carol Dweck, Randal Kleiser, Andy Bown, Paavo Väyrynen, Charles Bolden, and Abdul Rasul Sayyaf. Among people deceased in 2005, Colette Besson ranks 227. Before her are Michalina Wisłocka, Karen Lancaume, Jan Pieter Schotte, José Beyaert, Julián Marías, and Maurice Lafont. After her are Eugenia Charles, Giuseppe Caprio, Vladimir Toporov, Natalya Meklin, George Gerbner, and Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas.

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In France

Among people born in France, Colette Besson ranks 4,316 out of 6,770. Before her are Henri Masson (1872), Julie Vlasto (1903), Emmanuel Célestin Suhard (1874), Petit (1976), Adalbero of Reims (null), and Pauline Auzou (1775). After her are Alphonso, Earl of Chester (1273), Édouard Spach (1801), Michel Aupetit (1951), Philippe Chatrier (1926), Gil de Ferran (1967), and Catherine Cesarsky (1943).

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Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Colette Besson ranks 23. Before her are André Bonin (1909), Adrien Rommel (1914), Jacques Noël (1920), Eugène Balme (1874), Géo André (1889), and Roger de Barbarin (1860). After her are Gaston Amson (1883), Anne-Marie Colchen (1925), Anni Steuer (1913), Jean Cau (1875), Charles Blondin (1824), and Guy de Luget (1884).

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