Jean Fayolle (born 10 November 1937) is a French former

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

who competed in track and

cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and soil, earth, pass through woodlands and ope ...

. Born in

Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; Franco-Provençal: ''Sant-Etiève''), also written St. Etienne, is a city and the prefecture of the Loire département, in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regi ...

, he became a member of ASPTT Paris and went on to represent France in the

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and

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at the

1964 Tokyo Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequ ...

. He was a four-time French national champion, winning titles in cross country,

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually Abbreviation, abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase (athletics), steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 met ...

, 5000 m and the 10,000 m in the 1960s. 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

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. He was the last Frenchman to lift the title and his win marked the first French victory since the 1940s and 1950s wins by

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and Raphaël Pujazon. and He competed at the

International Cross Country Championships The International Cross Country Championships was an annual international competition in cross- country running. It was created in 1903 by the International Cross Country Union (ICCU) and it marked the first time that an annual international ch ...

four more times during the 1960s, including a team bronze with Bernard, Salah Beddiaf and Mimoun in

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and a team silver alongside Jean Vaillant, Yves Martinage, Mimoun and

Lucien Rault Lucien Rault (born 30 March 1936 in Plouguenast) is a French long-distance runner. He represented France in the 1976 Olympics at the age of 40. He had an extensive career in cross country running with his national squad at the International Cro ...

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. Despite his success in 1965, he did not feature in the top twenty of the race in his other outings. Fayolle also competed at the

1963 Mediterranean Games The 1963 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the IV Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Naples 1963, were the 4th Mediterranean Games and the first Mediterranean Games held in Italy. The Games were held in Naples, Italy over 8 days, f ...

and was a 5000 m silver medallist behind

Mohammed Gammoudi Mohammed Tlili ben Abdallah (), also known as Moham(m)ed Gammoudi, (born February 11, 1938) is a Tunisian athlete who competed as a long-distance runner in international track and field competitions. He represented Tunisia in the Tokyo, Mexico Ci ...

. 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.Jean Fayolle
Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-05-02.

International competitions

National titles

French Athletics Championships The French Athletics Championships () is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Fédération française d'athlétisme (FFA; French Athletics Federation), which serves as the French national championships for the sport. The ...

**3000 m steeplechase: 1964 **5000 m: 1964 **10,000 m: 1966 * French Cross Country Championships **Long race: 1964

References

External links

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Image of Fayolle in 1965
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fayolle, Jean Living people 1937 births Sportspeople from Saint-Étienne Athletes from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes French male long-distance runners French male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for 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 20th-century French sportsmen French Athletics Championships winners