Guy Texereau

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Guy Texereau (born May 14, 1935 in Melle , † April 28, 2001 in Saint-Astier ) was a French athlete. In 1964 he was Olympic sixth in the 3000 meter obstacle course .

Life

Texereau won the French championships for the first time in 1960 and was then nominated for the Olympic Games in Rome , where he was eliminated in the preliminary stages. In 1962 he won his second championship title, followed by six more over the obstacles by 1968; In 1963 he won the 10,000 meter run and in 1965 the 5000 meter run . At the European Championships in Belgrade in 1962 , Texereau finished seventh in 8: 51.4 minutes. Two years later at the Olympic Games in Tokyo he stayed in the group that followed the runaway and later Olympic champion Gaston Roelants until the end . Only in the final lap did the medal winners break away, Texereau finished sixth in 8: 38.6 minutes after running four seconds faster in the run-up to a different race design. At the European Championships in Budapest in 1966 , two tempo runners met Viktor Kudinski and Gaston Roelants in the final and a very fast race developed in which five national records were set, including by Texereau, who took fourth place. In 1968 Texereau took part in the Olympic Games for the third time , but gave up both in the obstacle course and in the marathon .

In total, Texereau represented France in 52 international fights from 1959 to 1971. From 1962 to the European Championships in 1966, he improved the French national record in the obstacle course eight times from 8: 53.2 minutes to 8: 30.0 minutes. With a height of 1.66 meters, Texereau's competition weight was 52 kilograms, making Texereau one of the smallest among the relatively small obstacle course athletes of the 1960s.

Best times

  • 3000 meter obstacle: 8: 30.0 minutes (1966)
  • 1500 meters: 3: 48.6 minutes (1965)
  • 3000 meters: 7: 57.6 minutes (1967)
  • 5000 meters: 13: 48.6 minutes (1965)
  • 10,000 meters: 29: 26.4 minutes (1966)

literature

  • Peter Matthews (Ed.): Athletics 2002 . Worcester 2002 ISBN 1-899807-13-6 Obituary on page 77
  • Ekkehard zur Megede: The History of Olympic Athletics. 2nd volume 1948-1968 . Bartels & Wernitz Berlin 1969

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personal data
SURNAME Texereau, Guy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French athlete
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Melle (Deux-Sèvres)
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 2001
Place of death Saint-Astier (Dordogne)