1936 - 2024
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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Among athletes, Michel Jazy ranks 831 out of 3,059. Before 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.
1903 - 2002
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 825
1873 - 1968
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 826
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 827
1917 - 2006
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 828
1914 - 2003
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 829
1881 - 1969
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 830
1936 - 2024
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 831
1886 - 1958
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 832
1913 - 2006
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 833
1949 - 2012
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 834
1874 - 1941
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 835
1860 - 1925
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 836
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 837
Among people born in 1936, Michel Jazy ranks 418. Before 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 45. Before 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.
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 412
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 413
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 414
1936 - 2014
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 415
1936 - 2014
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 416
1936 - 1992
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 417
1936 - 2024
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 418
1936 - 2020
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 419
1936 - 2016
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 420
1936 - 2005
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 421
1936 - 1993
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 422
1936 - 1999
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 423
1936 - 2023
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 424
1943 - 2024
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 39
1937 - 2024
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 40
1939 - 2024
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 41
1935 - 2024
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 42
1987 - 2024
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 43
1950 - 2024
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 44
1936 - 2024
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 45
1946 - 2024
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 46
1942 - 2024
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 47
1933 - 2024
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 48
1949 - 2024
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 49
1942 - 2024
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 50
1933 - 2024
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 51
Among people born in France, Michel Jazy ranks 4,415 out of 6,011. Before 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).
1998 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 4,409
1956 - 2018
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 4,410
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 4,411
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 4,412
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 4,413
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 4,414
1936 - 2024
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 4,415
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 4,416
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 4,417
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 4,418
1860 - 1925
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 4,419
1995 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 4,420
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 4,421
Among athletes born in France, Michel Jazy ranks 43. Before 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).
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 37
1922 - 2011
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 38
1870 - 1951
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 39
1900 - 1984
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 40
1894 - 1968
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 41
1909 - 1998
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 42
1936 - 2024
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 43
1860 - 1925
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 44
1933 - 2010
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 45
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 46
1874 - 1961
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 47
1909 - 1997
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 48
1867 - 1901
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 49