He died on june 27, 20 in champignysurmarne, valdemarne, france. Born in algeria, then a part of france, alain mimoun was drafted into the french army at the outbreak of the war, and fought in france, north africa, italy, and in the invasion of southern. His wife elfenesh alemu was also selected to the 2004 olympic team, finishing fourth in the womens marathon. Mimoun chourak currently works at the department of mecanics and applied mathematic, universite mohammed premier. Alain mimoun, who has died aged 92, was a longdistance runner of exceptional talent, a medallist at three successive olympic games, and perhaps the most inspirational french athlete of. The book is subtitled the greatest olympic runner of all time, which is conveniently a good synopsis of its contents. Alain mimoun was an algerian runner who competed for france in various international competitions during the 1940s to the 1960s. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. As a distance runner he won one gold and three silvers in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 olympics. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Frances alain mimoun won three olympic silvers behind emil zatopek at the. His name would be better known internationally today if it hadnt been for the amazing emil zatopek, who three times beat mimoun for an olympic.
The marathon can be completed by running or with a runwalk strategy. Mimoun spent most of his career in the shadow of one phenomenal competitor, emil zatopek of. During a hugely accomplished career, alain mimoun had won a raft of international silver medals without ever being able to translate his undoubted talent to the top rung of the podium. For eight years the frenchman had been a perennial bridesmaid to zatopek before his. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Please enter an email address please enter a valid email address please enter a valid email address. Rugby union let the games begin from athens to beijingit has been quite an olympic journey. Looks like a great bluray set being released by criterion. Algerianborn alain mimoun first represented france at the 1948 olympic games. If no exact date is known, the date is shown with precision of month or year depending on source data. Four days later, mimoun earned his third silver medal, this time in the 5,000m. Alain mimoun algerianborn french distance runner britannica. We thought we had seen it all when ticket sales for niceajax took off like a rocket.
At the 2003 world championships, gezahegne had to abandon the race due to injury, but he was selected in the ethiopian 2004 olympic team. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The marathon is a longdistance race with an official distance of 42. From 1967, municipal, departmental, regional and national policymakers made decisions leading to the construction of a gymnasium, near the ganette stadium, then constructing. Alex dorfmann, ceo at ailing exxya, plans an unusual restructuring strategy. Emil zatopek right is congratulated by alain mimoun after the 5000m. In footage from helsinki, you can see the warmth of the two mens. Maidenhead 10 road race 2nd, eldon started his track season with a 2 miles. The greatest distance runner of all time the olympians. Kipchoge opened his 20 season with a win at the barcelona half marathon in a time of one hour and four seconds. It will be open each wednesday, friday and saturday nonstop from 10am6pm, excluding 7, 16 and 17 june matches between italyuruguay and franceitaly legends and 14 july. Alain mimoun news, views, gossip, pictures, video mirror.
Alain mimoun emerged from the shadow of the great czech runner emil zatopek to win the olympic marathon in 1956. December 1 the day mimouns marathon quest for olympic gold. Alain mimoun, ali mimoun ould kacha, algerianborn french distance runner born jan. In 1952, mimoun again came second in the 10,000m and again it was zatopek who won. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on alain mimoun. Emil zatopek raced at his peak in the decade after the second world war. Mimoun chourak phd universite mohammed premier, oujda. Grandmaster hologram directing the counter insurgence against the gladiator revolts.
Alain mimoun latest news, breaking stories and comment. Jun 01, 2017 to secure your magic card, from thursday, head onto the specially dedicated minisite, or directly to the main stadium ticket office rue alain mimoun from 2 june. The event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the greek soldier pheidippides, a messenger from the battle of marathon to athens, who reported the victory. Most leaders dont even know the game theyre in simon sinek at live2lead 2016 duration. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Alain mimoun 1 january 1921 27 june 20 was an algerianborn french longdistance runner who competed in track events, crosscountry running and the marathon. Join facebook to connect with alain mimoun and others you may know. But the clamour for tickets to the champions league playoff against napoli tuesday, 22 august at 20. Centre sportif alain mimoun ex paul valery the sports complex, including tennis courts, athletics track and football pitch, has recently been renamed to honor alain mimoun, a french runner. A documentary about french marathon runner alain mimoun at the 1956 olympic games in melbourne. Following alain mimoun s victory at the melbourne marathon in 1956, he worked to set up a training centre in bugeat, where he had prepared for the 1956 melbourne olympics. One of the best distance runners after the second world war, alain mimoun had the misfortune to compete in the same era as the great emil za. The first season of the legal drama follows the many cases the firm tackles, while also delving.
Algerianborn alain mimoun was voted french athlete of the 20 th century by the magazine athletisme. Mimoun does research in remote sensing, geodesy and surveying and volcanology. Alain mimoun est mort alain mimoun, athletisme, champion. He is the most bemedalled french athletics sportsperson in history. Four international preworld champs cross titles, three olympic games, three silver medals and, finally, at the age of 35, a gold in that most unforgiving of events, the marathon, in melbourne 1956 on a torrid day when the thermometer went close to 40c. Jun 28, 20 alain mimoun, who has died aged 92, was a longdistance runner of exceptional talent, a medallist at three successive olympic games, and perhaps the most inspirational french athlete of the 20th. In the 6 miles, he stayed with the alain mimoun and george knight for 11 laps, but. The complete history of crosscountry running from the. Concept art direction production illustration 3d design. Citizenship current and past citizenship of the runner. He brought home portugals first ever olympic gold medal along with a new olympic record 2.
Alain mimoun and emil zatopek alain mimoun had crossed the finish line of the marathon in melbourne, and had won a gold medal at the 1956 olympics. He could have taken a vantage point on the mens marathon course from clayton to the melbourne cricket ground via dandenong road algerian born frenchman alain mimoun won it in 2. Voted the greatest runner of all time by runners world in 20, emil zatopek redefined modern running training techniqueswith remarkable results. Alain mimoun was a virtual unknown in international track and field when he won a. It will be open each wednesday, friday and saturday nonstop from 10am6pm. He was an accomplished athlete and one of the great figures of the french sports pantheon. Alain mimoun 1 january 1921 27 june 20 was an algerianborn french longdistance runner who. I have just modified 2 external links on alain mimoun. Alain mimoun bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. Frances alain mimoun won three olympic silvers behind emil. The season ticket campaign for the 2017 18 season begins on thursday, 10 days after the conclusion of a historic season. He and his wife gave their daughter the name olympe when she was born, two days before the melbourne marathon.
Alain mimoun was an algerianborn french longdistance runner who competed in track events, crosscountry running and the. Conceptual designer for filmart directormatte paintings. Andy murray beat viktor troicki 63, 62 to win his mens singles first round match. In the 10,000m, he finished second behind emil zatopek.
The algerianborn frenchman watched the other finishers cross the line the silver medalist from yugoslavia, and the bronze medalist from finland. For so much of his career, the algerianborn french athlete had to play second fiddle to the czech running colossus emil. Emil zatopek right is congratulated by alain mimoun after the. Martin michel mimoun born 11 june 1992 is a french professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for les herbiers. Zatopeks world record of 2 hours and 23 minutes in the marathon wouldnt even get him into todays international competitions. Jul 08, 2017 zatopeks world record of 2 hours and 23 minutes in the marathon wouldnt even get him into todays international competitions. Alain mimoun was an algerianborn french longdistance runner who competed in track events, crosscountry running and the marathon. He is famed for setting a raft of world records and winning the olympic ten thousand meters in london in 1948, followed by the remarkable and unprecedented wins of the five thousand meters, ten thousand meters, and marathon. Mimouns reaction as he arrived in the room where his two old. In a zatopekfree world, mimoun would have been a multiple champion.
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