Jean Fayolle
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing France | ||
Mediterranean Games | ||
1963 Naples | 5000 m | |
International Cross Country Championships | ||
1965 Ostend | Senior race | |
1965 Ostend | Senior team |
Jean Fayolle (born 10 November 1937) is a French former long-distance runner who competed in track and cross country running. Born in Saint-Étienne, he became a member of and went on to represent France in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.[1] He was a four-time French national champion, winning titles in cross country, 3000 metres steeplechase, 5000 m and the 10,000 m in the 1960s.[2]
His greatest achievement was a gold medal at the 1965 International Cross Country Championships. He led the French team to the silver medals alongside Michel Bernard and Michel Jazy.[3] He was the last Frenchman to lift the title and his win marked the first French victory since the 1940s and 1950s wins by Alain Mimoun and Raphaël Pujazon.[4] and He competed at the International Cross Country Championships four more times during the 1960s, including a team bronze with Bernard, and Mimoun in 1961 and a team silver alongside Jean Vaillant, , Mimoun and Lucien Rault in 1964. Despite his success in 1965, he did not feature in the top twenty of the race in his other outings.[5]
Fayolle also competed at the 1963 Mediterranean Games and was a 5000 m silver medallist behind Mohammed Gammoudi.[6] His personal bests on the track were 13.42.2 minutes for the 5000 m and 28.56.2 minutes for the 10,000 m. Both those times placed him in the top twenty of the seasonal rankings.[7]
International competitions[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1961 | International Cross Country Championships | Nantes, France | 36th | Senior race | 48:28 |
3rd | Senior team | 119 pts | |||
1963 | International Cross Country Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 54th | Senior race | 40:11 |
Mediterranean Games | Naples, Italy | 2nd | 5000 m | 14:09.3 | |
1964 | International Cross Country Championships | Dublin, Ireland | 21st | Senior race | 41:55 |
2nd | Senior team | 96 pts | |||
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 10th (q) | 5000 m | 14:44.6 | |
13th | 10,000 m | 29:30.8 | |||
1965 | International Cross Country Championships | Ostend, Belgium | 1st | Senior race | 36:48 |
2nd | Senior team | 55 pts | |||
1966 | International Cross Country Championships | Rabat, Morocco | 60th | Senior race | ? |
National titles[]
- French Athletics Championships
- 3000 m steeplechase: 1964
- 5000 m: 1964
- 10,000 m: 1966
- French Cross Country Championships
- Long race: 1964
References[]
- ^ Jean Fayolle Archived 2016-04-05 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-05-02.
- ^ French Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-02.
- ^ Magnusson, Tomas (2007-03-24). INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 12.1km CC Men - Ostend Wellington Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 20, 1965. Athchamps (archived). Retrieved on 2016-05-02.
- ^ International Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-02.
- ^ Athletes File International Cross Country Championships Jean Fayolle (1937.11.10). AthChamps (archived). Retrieved on 2016-05-02.
- ^ Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-02.
- ^ Jean Fayolle. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-05-02.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1937 births
- Sportspeople from Saint-Étienne
- French male long-distance runners
- French male steeplechase runners
- Olympic athletes of France
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- International Cross Country Championships winners
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics