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Marcel Hansenne

1917 - 2002

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Marcel Hansenne (January 24, 1917 – March 22, 2002) was a French middle distance runner, who won the bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London over 800 m in a time of 1:49.8 min. The race was won by Mal Whitfield. Hansenne also equalled Rune Gustafsson's 1000 m world record of 2:21.4 in Gothenburg in 1948. Hansenne was born in Tourcoing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcel Hansenne is the 901st most popular athlete (up from 2,056th in 2019), the 4,479th most popular biography from France (up from 5,243rd in 2019) and the 49th most popular French Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Marcel Hansenne ranks 901 out of 6,025. Before him are András Balczó, Eugène Grisot, Vanderlei de Lima, Renzo Minoli, Amelia Piccinini, and Ahmet Ayık. After him are Margitta Gummel, Waldemar Baszanowski, Ruhi Sarıalp, Willie Steele, Rafael Chimishkyan, and Ann-Britt Leyman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Marcel Hansenne ranks 257. Before him are Kriangsak Chamanan, Gottfried Honegger, Edgar Barth, Joseph Wresinski, Nils Karlsson, and Amelia Piccinini. After him are Robert Lowell, Albert Mol, Katherine Rawls, Phyllis Diller, Gonzalo Rojas, and Juan Tuñas. Among people deceased in 2002, Marcel Hansenne ranks 229. Before him are Mario de las Casas, Albrecht Becker, George Nader, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Lance Macklin, and Eugen Meier. After him are Stephen E. Ambrose, Mahmoud Fayad, Zoran Janković, Gregorio Fuentes, Rui Campos, and Čestmír Vycpálek.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marcel Hansenne ranks 4,479 out of 6,770. Before him are Étienne Brûlé (1592), Eugène Grisot (1866), Jacques Simon (1941), André Blondel (1863), Luc Ferry (1951), and Georges de la Falaise (1866). After him are Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway (1648), Nicolas de Fer (1646), Christine Delphy (1941), Bruno Bellone (1962), Marc René, marquis de Montalembert (1714), and Rita Renoir (1934).

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Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Marcel Hansenne ranks 49. Before him are Guy Drut (1950), René Bondoux (1905), André Gaboriaud (1895), Camille Mandrillon (1891), Frantz Reichel (1871), and Eugène Grisot (1866). After him are Charles Perrin (1875), Maurice Huet (1918), Guy de Luget (1884), Bernard Morel (1925), Jacques Lataste (1922), and Jean Piot (1890).

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