Eléonor Lucien Ernest Duquesne (17 October 1900 – 7 May 1991) was a French runner who competed at three Olympic Games.
 Lucien Duquesne in 1921 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 October 1900 Maromme, France | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 May 1991 (aged 90)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3000–10,000 m, steeplechase | ||||||||||||||
| Club | FC Rouen RC Arras Amiens SC | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 3000 m – 8:51.4 (1924) 5000 m – 15:07.6 (1926) 10,000 m – 33:23.8 (1926) 3000 mS – 9:40.6e (1928)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editDuquesne competed in the 3000 metres – 10,000 metres events at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. His best achievements were fourth place in the team 3000 m event in 1920 and 1924 and sixth place in the 3000 m steeplechase in 1928.[2]
In the first laps of the 1928 steeplechase semifinal, Paavo Nurmi fell at the water jump, and Duquesne stopped and helped him out. In return, Nurmi paced Duquesne through the rest of the race, thereby helping him to reach the final.[4]
Duquesne competed at the International Cross Country Championships in 1920 and 1923, finishing seventh on both occasions and winning two medals with the French team. He finished third behind Albert Hill in the 1 mile event at the British 1921 AAA Championships.[5][6] He returned in 1923 and finished second behind Joe Blewitt in the 4 miles event at the 1923 AAA Championships.[7][8][9]
References
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- ^ Lucien Duquesne at Olympedia (archive)
- ^ a b Lucien Duquesne. sports-reference.com
- ^ Lucien Duquesne. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Athletics". Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Where Britain leads". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Liddell creates new record". Pall Mall Gazette. 7 July 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 July 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
External links
edit- Lucien Duquesne at the French Athletics Federation (in French)
- Lucien Duquesne at Olympics.com
- Lucien Duquesne at Olympedia
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