Karel Lismont
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 Karel Lismont |
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Competitor for .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1972 Munich | Marathon | |
| Bronze | 1976 Montreal | Marathon | |
| European Championships | |||
| Gold | 1971 Helsinki | Marathon | |
| Bronze | 1978 Prague | Marathon | |
Karel Lismont (born March 8, 1949 in Borgloon) was a Belgian athlete, who competed mostly in the marathon. He won two Olympic medals: a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and a bronze one at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal at the same event. At the European Championships in Helsinki, he won a gold medal in the marathon.
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Preceded by Jörgen Jensen |
Amsterdam Men's Marathon Winner 1976 |
Succeeded by Bill Rodgers |
Preceded by Domingo Tibaduiza |
Berlin Men's Marathon Winner 1983 |
Succeeded by John Skovbjerg |
| Preceded by Incumbent |
Hamburg Men's Marathon Winner 1986 – 1987 |
Succeeded by Martin Vrábel |
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| European Champions in Men's Marathon |
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| 1934: Armas Toivonen | 1938: Väinö Muinonen | 1946: Mikko Hietanen | 1950: Jack Holden | 1954: Veikko Karvonen | 1958: Sergey Popov | 1962: Brian Kilby | 1966: Jim Hogan | 1969: Ron Hill | 1971: Karel Lismont | 1974: Ivan Thompson | 1978: Leonid Moseyev | 1982: Gerard Nijboer | 1986: Gelindo Bordin | 1990: Gelindo Bordin | 1994: Martín Fiz | 1998: Stefano Baldini | 2002: Janne Holmén | 2006: Stefano Baldini |
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