Karel Lismont

{{Short description|Belgian long-distance runner (born 1949)}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

|image=Karel Lismont 1976(cropped).jpg

|caption = Karel Lismont in 1976

|birth_date={{birth-date and age|8 March 1949}}

|birth_place=Borgloon, Belgium

| height = {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|62|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|sport= Long-distance running

|club=RFC, Liège

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | {{BEL}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1972 Munich | Marathon}}

{{MedalBronze| 1976 Montreal | Marathon}}

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{{MedalGold|1971 Helsinki|Marathon}}

{{MedalBronze|1978 Prague|Marathon}}

{{MedalBronze|1982 Athens|Marathon}}

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Karel Lismont ({{IPA|nl|ˈkaːrəl ˈlɪsmɔnt}},{{cite web |title=Grootste Limburger Karel Lismont |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E74emVPora0 |via=YouTube | date=11 March 2011 |access-date=27 February 2023}} {{IPA|fr|kaʁɛl lismɔ̃}}; born 8 March 1949) is a former Belgian long-distance runner. He competed at the 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics in the marathon and 10,000 m events. He won two marathon medals: a silver in 1972 and a bronze in 1976, finishing ninth and twenty-fourth in 1980 and 1984, respectively; he was less successful in the 10,000 m, finishing eleventh in 1976 and failing to reach the final in 1972.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/karel-lismont-1.html |title=Karel Lismont |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173649/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/karel-lismont-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-17}} His personal best for the marathon was 2:11:12.6 at the 1976 Olympic Games.

Lismont also won one gold and two bronze medals in the marathon at the 1971, and 1978 and 1982 European Championships. In cross country, he won the bronze medal at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

Lismont won the 1983 Berlin Marathon in 2:13:37. He won the first two Hamburg Marathons in 1986 and 1987, winning in 2:12:12 and 2:13:46, respectively.

Overall, Lismont recorded 10 marathon victories in his career. He has run 3 marathons under 2:12, 18 marathons under 2:15, and 24 marathons under 2:20. He remains the most successful medal-winning Belgian marathoner in international competition as of 2021.