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Alain Mimoun, born Ali Mimoun Ould Kacha (1 January 1921 – 27 June 2013), was a French long-distance runner who competed in track events, cross-country running and the marathon. He was the 1956 Olympic champion in the marathon. He is the most bemedalled French athletics sportsperson in history.
Jun 30, 2013 · Alain Mimoun was a virtual unknown in international track and field when he won a silver medal for France in the 10,000-meter race at the 1948 London Olympics. The Algerian-born Mimoun soon...
Alain Mimoun, né Ali Mimoun Ould Kacha [1] le 1 er janvier 1921 à Maïder, dans l'arrondissement du Telagh, dans le département d'Oran [2], en Algérie française, et mort le 27 juin 2013 [3] à Saint-Mandé, dans le Val-de-Marne [4], est un athlète français.
Jun 28, 2013 · The IAAF is deeply saddened to receive the news that 1956 Olympic marathon champion Alain Mimoun passed away last night (Thursday 27 June) and on behalf of the global athletics community offers its sincerest sympathies and deepest condolences to his family and friends.
Algerian-born Alain Mimoun first represented France at the 1948 Olympic Games. In the 10,000m, he finished second behind Emil Zatopek. In 1952, Mimoun again came second in the 10,000m and again it was Zatopek who won.
After winning the first of his 29 French national titles in 1947, Alain Mimoun first competed in the Olympics in 1948. Still fairly unknown, Mimoun collected a silver medal in the 10,000 m, being the first of two runners not lapped by the overwhelming winner, Zátopek.
Sep 25, 2020 · Alain Mimoun is the most successful athlete in French history. He won an Olympic gold medal and three silvers, and holds the record for the most national titles and for the highest number of selections for the national athletics squad.
Jun 28, 2013 · Alain Mimoun of France, who won the 1956 Olympic marathon in Melbourne after being a silver medalist behind Emil Zatopek in three track races, has died at the age of 92.
Jun 28, 2013 · PARIS (AP) — Alain Mimoun, who won the 1956 Olympic marathon after losing three races to Czech great Emil Zatopek, has died. He was 92. Mimoun, whose death on Thursday was confirmed by France’s athletics federation, won three silver medals in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics — narrowly missing the gold each time to Zatopek.
Alain Mimoun, born Ali Mimoun Ould Kacha (1 January 1921 – 27 June 2013), was a French long-distance runner who competed in track events, cross-country running and the marathon. He was the 1956 Olympic champion in the marathon. He is the most bemedalled French athletics sportsperson in history.
