Jean Bouin

{{short description|French middle-distance runner}}

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| image=Bouchard et Bouin - 1911cr.jpg

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|caption = Jean Bouin in 1911

| birth_date = {{birth date|1888|12|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Marseille, France

| death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|1914|9|29|1888|12|21|df=yes}}}}

| death_place = Xivray-et-Marvoisin, France

| height = {{convert|1.72|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|70|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = 800–10,000 m

| club = US Phocéenne, Marseille;
Paris Jean-Bouin, Paris

| pb = 800 m – 2:00.4 (1914)
1500 m – 4:14.4 (1911)
5000 m – 14:36.7 (1912)
10,000 m – 30:58.8 (1911)[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=707&Gender=M Jean Bouin]. trackfield.brinkster.net

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{{Medal|Country | {{FRA}} }}

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Silver| 1912 Stockholm| 5000 metres}}

{{Medal|Competition|International Cross Country Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|1909 Derby|Individual}}

{{Medal|Gold|1911 Caerleon|Individual}}

{{Medal|Gold|1912 Edinburgh|Individual}}

{{Medal|Gold|1913 Juvisy-sur-Orge|Individual}}

{{Medal|Silver|1913 Juvisy-sur-Orge|Team}}

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Alexandre François Étienne Jean Bouin ({{IPA|fr|bwɛ̃|lang}}; 21 December 1888 – 29 September 1914) was a French middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500m at the 1908 Olympics and the 5000m at the 1912 Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 5000m in 1912, behind Hannes Kolehmainen. His race against Kolehmainen has long been regarded as one of the most memorable moments in running. Kolehmainen and Bouin quickly pulled away from the others, with Bouin leading and Kolehmainen repeatedly trying to pass him. Kolehmainen succeeded only 20 metres from the finish, winning by 0.1 seconds. Both contenders broke the previous world record.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68086 |title=Jean Bouin |work=Olympedia |access-date=7 March 2021}}

Bouin set three more world records: two in 1911, in the 3,000 m and 10,000 metres, and one in 1913, in the one-hour run (19,021 metres). The following year, he was killed in action during World War I.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |access-date=3 August 2015 |work=Sports Reference |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107022804/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |archive-date= 7 November 2014 }} After that the Stade Jean-Bouin in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, home of the Stade Français rugby union club, was named after him. The French government made a stamp

with his picture on it and many games have been held in his honor. A 10 km race under the name of Jean Bouin has occurred every year through the streets of Barcelona since 1920.

File:Jean Bouin vs Hannes Kolehmainen 1912.jpg

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