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Jean Bouin

1888 - 1914

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Alexandre François Étienne Jean Bouin (French: [bwɛ̃]; 21 December 1888 – 29 September 1914) was a French middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500m at the 1908 Olympics and the 5000m at the 1912 Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 5000m in 1912, behind Hannes Kolehmainen. His race against Kolehmainen has long been regarded as one of the most memorable moments in running. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Bouin is the 646th most popular athlete (down from 336th in 2019), the 4,183rd most popular biography from France (down from 3,854th in 2019) and the 30th most popular French Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jean Bouin ranks 646 out of 6,025. Before him are Sueo Ōe, Glenn Hardin, Maricica Puică, Mykola Avilov, William Jordan, and Richard Thompson. After him are Carl Goßler, André Gaudin, Janne Lundblad, Arthur Tell Schwab, Birgit Fischer, and Norma Croker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Jean Bouin ranks 178. Before him are Edith Evans, Kakutsa Cholokashvili, Hans von Rosen, Carlo Oriani, Alfred Landé, and Juan Antonio Ríos. After him are J. B. Kripalani, Marie Rambert, Raquel Meller, Adam Zamenhof, Tom Phillips, and Kiichiro Higuchi. Among people deceased in 1914, Jean Bouin ranks 105. Before him are Carl Theodore Liebermann, Józef Chełmoński, Frederick Lorz, Géza Fejérváry, Peyo Yavorov, and Paul Mauser. After him are Carl Goßler, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Edward Robert Hughes, Georgy Sedov, Ernst Stadler, and Eugène Balme.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Bouin ranks 4,183 out of 6,770. Before him are Moungi Bawendi (1961), Mathieu Valbuena (1984), Victor Baltard (1805), Guy Patin (1601), Michel-Jean Sedaine (1719), and Jean Petit (1949). After him are Virginie Ancelot (1792), Benoît Magimel (1974), Pierre Veyron (1903), André Gaudin (1874), Pierre Pithou (1539), and Lassana Diarra (1985).

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Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Jean Bouin ranks 30. Before him are Roger Beaufrand (1908), Louis Hostin (1908), Michel Jazy (1936), Joseph Alzin (1893), Émile Delchambre (1875), and Jean Cau (1875). After him are André Gaudin (1874), Henri Deloge (1874), Colette Besson (1946), Jacqueline Mazéas (1920), Eugène Balme (1874), and Henri Tauzin (1879).

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