Michel Jazy
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| Medal record | |||
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| Men’s Athletics | |||
Competitor for  France |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | Rome 1960 | 1.500 metres | |
| European Championships | |||
| Gold | Belgrade 1962 | 1.500 metres | |
| Gold | Budapest 1966 | 5.000 metres | |
| Silver | Budapest 1966 | 1.500 metres | |
Michel Jazy (born June 13, 1936 in Oignies) is a former French middle distance runner who won the silver medal over 1,500 m at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The race was won by Herb Elliott in a new world record time. Jazy also set a world record over the Mile in a time of 3:53.6 min. in Rennes in 1965 and a world record over 2000 m in 4:56.1 min. in Saint Maur in 1966.
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Peter Snell |
Men's Mile World Record Holder July 9, 1965 – July 17, 1966 |
Succeeded by Jim Ryun |
Preceded by Gordon Pirie |
Men's 3.000m World Record Holder June 27, 1962 – August 5, 1965 |
Succeeded by Siegfried Herrmann |
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