Lucien Duquesne
{{Short description|French athlete (1900–1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2024}}
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|caption=Lucien Duquesne in 1921
|birth_date= 17 October 1900
|birth_place= Maromme, France
| death_date = {{death date and age|1991|5|7|1900|10|17|df=yes}}{{Olympedia|68212}}
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|sport=Athletics
|event= 3000–10,000 m, steeplechase
|club= FC Rouen
RC Arras
Amiens SC
|pb= 3000 m – 8:51.4 (1924)
5000 m – 15:07.6 (1926)
10,000 m – 33:23.8 (1926)
3000 mS – 9:40.6e (1928)
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{{MedalCompetition|International Cross Country Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|1920 Belfast|Team (7 ind)}}
{{MedalGold|1923 Maisons-Laffitte|Team (7 ind)}}
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Eléonor Lucien Ernest Duquesne (17 October 1900 – 7 May 1991) was a French runner who competed at three Olympic Games.
Career
Duquesne competed in the 3000 metres – 10,000 metres events at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. His best achievements were fourth place in the team 3000 m event in 1920 and 1924 and sixth place in the 3000 m steeplechase in 1928.
In the first laps of the 1928 steeplechase semifinal, Paavo Nurmi fell at the water jump, and Duquesne stopped and helped him out. In return, Nurmi paced Duquesne through the rest of the race, thereby helping him to reach the final.
Duquesne competed at the International Cross Country Championships in 1920 and 1923, finishing seventh on both occasions and winning two medals with the French team. He finished third behind Albert Hill in the 1 mile event at the British 1921 AAA Championships.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19210702/056/0003 |title=Athletics |work=Northern Whig |date=2 July 1921 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=30 November 2024 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000669/19210704/131/0006 |title=Where Britain leads |work=Birmingham Daily Gazette |date=4 July 1921 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=30 November 2024 }} He returned in 1923 and finished second behind Joe Blewitt in the 4 miles event at the 1923 AAA Championships.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001947/19230707/184/0012 |title=Liddell creates new record |work=Pall Mall Gazette |date=7 July 1923 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=8 December 2024 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19220703/418/0016 |title=Athletic Championships |work=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer |date=9 July 1923 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=8 December 2024 }}{{cite web|url=https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=30 November 2024 }}
References
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Category:Athletes from Seine-Maritime
Category:French male long-distance runners
Category:French male steeplechase runners
Category:Olympic athletes for France
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:20th-century French sportsmen
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