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Alain Mimoun

French long-distance runner

  • Fame55.4
  • Momentum15.0
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Lived 1921–2013, aged 92France
FranceFranceAthletesAthlete
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  • Era
    1921–2013
    Aged 92
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-06-21

Alain Mimoun, born Ali Mimoun Ould Kacha, was a French long-distance runner who competed in track events, cross-country running and the marathon. He was the 1956 Olympic champion in the marathon. He is the most bemedalled French athletics sportsperson in history. In 1999, readers of the French athletics magazine Athlétisme Magazine voted him as the “French Athlete of the 20th Century”.

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  • Olympic gold medal
  • L'Équipe Champion of Champions
  • Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
  • Croix de guerre 1939–1945
  • Knight of the National Order of Merit
  • Order of Sports Merit
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Historical21.5
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Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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