Marcel Hansenne (January 24, 1917 – March 22, 2002) was a French middle distance runner, who won the bronze medal at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

in London over 800 m in a time of 1:49.8 min. The race was won by Mal Whitfield. Hansenne also equalled Rune Gustafsson's 1000 m world record of 2:21.4 in Gothenburg in 1948. Hansenne was born in

Tourcoing Tourcoing (; ; ; ) is a city in northern France on the Belgian border. It is designated municipally as a commune within the department of Nord. Located to the north-northeast of Lille, adjacent to Roubaix, Tourcoing is the chef-lieu of two ca ...

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1917 births 2002 deaths Sportspeople from Tourcoing Athletes from Nord (French department) Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics French male middle-distance runners Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic athletes for France European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub