Michel Jazy
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Michel Jazy 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 and one silver at the European Champions
Jazy (left) in 1963
Jazy shows his book Mes victoires, mes défaites, ma vie to wife Irène in 1967
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 34 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 10 by women. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 73 countries.
Michel Jazy
…Position Event Notes Representing France 1956 Olympic Games Melbourne 7th (h) 1500 m 3:50.0 1958 European Championships Stockholm 10th 1500 m 3:45.4 1960 Olympic Games Rome 2nd 1500 m 3:38.4 1962 European Championships Belgrade 1st 1500 m 3:40.9 1964 Olympic Games Tokyo 4th 5000 m 13:49.8 1966 European Championships…
Host stadium (shown in 2024)
3000 m steeplechase final. Sokolov (#570, URS) is in the lead, chased by Roelants (#242, BEL), Rzhishchin (#568, URS) and Konov (URS). Jones (#420, USA) is on the left