Gaston Ragueneau
Gaston Ragueneau ( Adolphe Gaston Ragueneau ; born October 10, 1881 in Lyon , † July 14, 1978 in Draveil , Essonne ) was a French long-distance runner .
Life
From 1901 to 1906 he was national champion in cross-country skiing six times in a row .
At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900 he was part of the French selection in the team race over 5000 m , which competed against a British-Australian team. There were five runners on both sides and Ragueneau finished fourth in the individual standings. In the overall standings, the British prevailed and relegated the French to second place.
In the five-mile run of the 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games in Athens, Ragueneau did not reach the goal. Two years later he started at the Olympic Games in London in 1908 over 1500 m , over five miles and in the 3200 meter obstacle course , but was eliminated in all competitions in the preliminary round.
Web links
- Gaston Ragueneau in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Ragueneau, Gaston |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ragueneau, Adolphe Gaston (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1978 |
| Place of death | Draveil , Essonne department |