Henri Deloge
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Henri Léon Émile Deloge (21 November 1874 in
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– 27 December 1961 in
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) was a French middle-distance runner who won a silver medal over 1500m in
Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three athletics (sport), athletics events were contested. Altogether, 117 athletes from 15 nations competed. A total of 68 medals (23 gold, 23 silver, 22 bronze) were awarded. The 23 events listed are those cu ...
in Paris.


Biography

In the Olympic final, Deloge won the silver medal ahead of John Bray. The race was won by Charles Bennett who won the gold medal. He also won the silver medal in the 5000 metres team race for the French distance team. Deloge also placed fourth in the
800 metres The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...
, after winning his semifinal heat with a time of 2:00.6. A repeat of that time would have won the final, but Deloge placed fourth instead with an unknown time (but one greater than 2:03.0, the silver medalist's time). The following year in 1901, Deloge finished third in the 1 mile event at the British
1901 AAA Championships The 1901 AAA Championships was the 1901 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 6 July 1901 at the Fartown Ground in Huddersfield, England. A new ev ...
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* 1874 births 1961 deaths Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France French male middle-distance runners Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) 19th-century French people 20th-century French sportsmen People from Saint-Mandé Athletes from Val-de-Marne {{France-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub