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Gaston Reiff

1921 - 1992

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Gaston Étienne Ghislaine Reiff (24 February 1921 – 6 May 1992) was a Belgian runner. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics in the 5000 m event and won it in 1948, defeating Emil Zátopek in the final and becoming the first Belgian track and field athlete to win an Olympic title. He lost to Zátopek at the 1950 European Championships, placing third. Reiff competed in boxing and football before changing to athletics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaston Reiff is the 163rd most popular athlete (down from 131st in 2019), the 374th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 372nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gaston Reiff ranks 163 out of 6,025. Before him are Jim Bausch, Lia Manoliu, Johan Grøttumsbråten, Giuseppe Moioli, Saïd Aouita, and Ecaterina Oancia. After him are Naoto Tajima, Irving Baxter, Carlo Airoldi, Karin Balzer, Duje Bonačić, and Annelie Ehrhardt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Gaston Reiff ranks 165. Before him are Georges Wilson, Lionel Terray, Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Jim Garrison, Carlo Furno, and Jetty Paerl. After him are Meir Amit, Sergio Sollima, Heinz G. Konsalik, Hans Robert Jauss, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, and Hans Albert. Among people deceased in 1992, Gaston Reiff ranks 113. Before him are Tevfik Esenç, Jim Garrison, Arthur Cronquist, František Tomášek, Franco Cristaldi, and Lenny Montana. After him are Jeff Porcaro, Lusine Zakaryan, Earle Meadows, László Benedek, Yang Kyoungjong, and Aleksandar Tirnanić.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Gaston Reiff ranks 374 out of 1,190. Before him are Nicholas, Count of Salm (1459), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), Jan Wildens (1586), Freddy Maertens (1952), Paul Anspach (1882), and Félix Ravaisson-Mollien (1813). After him are Adriaan van Roomen (1561), Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (1872), Jean Ray (1887), Stradanus (1523), André Delvaux (1926), and Giaches de Wert (1535).

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Among ATHLETES In Belgium

Among athletes born in Belgium, Gaston Reiff ranks 2. Before him are Hubert Van Innis (1866). After him are Emmanuel Foulon (1871), Gaston Roelants (1937), Oscar Dessomville (1876), Prosper Bruggeman (1873), Émile Grumiaux (1861), Étienne Gailly (1922), Victor Willems (1877), Maurice Verdonck (1873), Ivo Van Damme (1954), and Maurice Hemelsoet (1875).

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