 Paul Lizandier in 1912 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 December 1884 Nancray-sur-Rimarde, France | |||||||||||
| Died | February 4, 1969 (aged 84) Izvoru Bârzii, Romania | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | Mile, steeplechase, 5000 m | |||||||||||
| Club | Métropolitain Club Colombes | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 5000 m – 16:30.6 (1909) 10,000 m – 33:32.7 (1908) | |||||||||||
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Paul Childéric Xavier Lizandier (2 December 1884 – February 4, 1969) was a French runner who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Biography
At the 1980 Olympid Games, Lizandier won a team bronze medal in the 3 mile race, together with Louis de Fleurac and Joseph Dreher, and failed to reach the final of the 5 mile event.
Lizandier finished third in the steeplechase event at the British 1911 AAA Championships.
In 1913, during World War I, Lizandier deserted the French army and went to Romania. He was under a death sentence until December 1937, when the sentence was lifted.
References
- ^ Paul Lizandier. sports-reference.com
- Paul Lizandier. trackfield.brinkster.net
- "Paul Lizandier". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- "Amateur Athletic Championship". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "AAA Champions". Sporting Life. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- Lilian Maurin (17 November 2011) "Paul Lizandier, bronze en 1908", La République du Centre, p. 9.
- Gachet, Stéphane (2011). Le dictionnaire des médaillés olympiques français. La maison d'éditions. p. 415. ISBN 978-2-36026-026-3.
External links
- Paul Lizandier at the French Athletics Federation (in French)
- Paul Lizandier at Olympics.com
- Paul Lizandier at Olympedia
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