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Michel Jazy

1936 - 2024

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Michel Jazy (13 June 1936 – 1 February 2024) was a French middle-distance runner and long-distance runner. He won the 1500 metres silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics, as well as two golds (in 1962 and 1966) and one silver (in 1966) at the European Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Jazy has received more than 61,325 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Michel Jazy is the 831st most popular athlete (down from 473rd in 2019), the 4,415th most popular biography from France (down from 3,788th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular French Athlete.

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  • 17

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Michel Jazy ranks 831 out of 3,059Before him are Ruth Svedberg, Maurice Verdonck, Simon Slåttvik, Reidar Liaklev, Sven Fahlman, and Bruno Söderström. After him are Jalmari Eskola, Kalervo Toivonen, Valeri Vasiliev, Hermann Wilker, Roger de Barbarin, and Roman Šebrle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Michel Jazy ranks 418Before him are Sergio Navarro, Lawrence Gordon, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, Dmitri Anosov, Gerald Guralnik, and Ronnie Bucknum. After him are Nicolas Alfonsi, James Stacy, Ismail Merchant, Ihor Turchyn, Tamás Mendelényi, and Jerónimo Saavedra. Among people deceased in 2024, Michel Jazy ranks 45Before him are Christopher Priest, Brian Lumley, Jorge Toro, Giacomo Losi, Kagney Linn Karter, and Damo Suzuki. After him are Alberto Colombo, Daniel Revenu, Allen J. Bard, Jean Petit, Terry Bisson, and Chita Rivera.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Jazy ranks 4,415 out of 6,011Before him are Dayot Upamecano (1998), Didier Lockwood (1956), Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (1954), François Bourgeon (1945), Sofiane Feghouli (1989), and Adèle Exarchopoulos (1993). After him are Raynald Denoueix (1948), Marie NDiaye (1967), Michel Roger (1949), Roger de Barbarin (1860), Adrien Rabiot (1995), and Patrick Gaillard (1952).

Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Michel Jazy ranks 43Before him are Raphaël Poirée (1974), Jacques Lataste (1922), Jacques Cariou (1870), René Lorain (1900), Jean Gachet (1894), and André Bonin (1909). After him are Roger de Barbarin (1860), Jean Boiteux (1933), Pierre Trentin (1944), Henri Deloge (1874), Edward Gardère (1909), and Victor Thibault (1867).