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Marcel Hansenne

1917 - 2002

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcel Hansenne has received more than 10,001 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Marcel Hansenne is the 2,023rd most popular athlete (down from 1,455th in 2019), the 5,241st most popular biography from France (down from 4,749th in 2019) and the 112th most popular French Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Marcel Hansenne ranks 2,023 out of 6,025. Before him are Dieter Grahn, Friedrich Maurer, Valentina Sidorova, Paul Martin, Vittorio Tamagnini, and Olga Nazarova. After him are George Dole, Erik Hartsuiker, Kaisa Mäkäräinen, Vali Ionescu, Marek Dąbrowski, and Voitto Hellsten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Marcel Hansenne ranks 324. Before him are Katherine Rawls, Brenda Joyce, Lou Harrison, Audrey Totter, Oswald Karch, and Robert La Caze. After him are Graham Higman, Laurie Scott, Buddy Jeannette, Pamela Brown, Charles Drake, and Leonard Jimmie Savage. Among people deceased in 2002, Marcel Hansenne ranks 333. Before him are Jürgen Werner, Dave Williams, Robert L. Forward, Pat Flaherty, Jack Fairman, and Jim "Bad News" Barnes. After him are Günther Ortmann, Kaifi Azmi, Shirley Scott, Lisa Lopes, Nasir Hussain, and Harry Hay.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marcel Hansenne ranks 5,241 out of 6,770. Before him are Erick Zonca (1956), Lucile Hadžihalilović (1961), Gérald Darmanin (1982), Barbara Pravi (1993), Stéphane Brizé (1966), and Robert La Caze (1917). After him are Johann Zarco (1990), Nando de Colo (1987), Tabatha Cash (1973), Dominique Bona (1953), Caroline Garcia (1993), and Michèle Jacot (1952).

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Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Marcel Hansenne ranks 112. Before him are Paul Winter (1906), Christine Muzio (1951), Eugène Grisot (1866), Jean Gachet (1894), Claude Piquemal (1939), and Thierry Vigneron (1960). After him are Bernard Talvard (1947), Maryvonne Dupureur (1937), Bernard Baudoux (1928), Pierre Quinon (1962), Yves Delacour (1930), and Bernard Tchoullouyan (1953).

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