- Marcel Hansenne
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Olympic medal record Men's athletics Competitor for France Bronze 1948 London 800 metres Marcel Hansenne (January 24, 1917 – March 22, 2002) was a French middle distance runner, who won the bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics 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.
Categories:- 1917 births
- 2002 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- French middle distance runners
- Olympic bronze medalists for France
- Olympic athletes of France
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- French athletics biography stubs
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