René Djian

{{Short description|French middle-distance runner (1927–2024)}}

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| sport = Middle-distance running

| event = 800 metres

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|2|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Paris, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|11|11|1927|2|1|df=yes}}

| death_place = Erquy, France

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René Djian (1 February 1927 – 11 November 2024) was a French middle-distance runner.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68193 |title=René Djian |work=Olympedia |accessdate=17 November 2020}} He competed in the 800 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dj/rene-djian-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417201907/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dj/rene-djian-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=René Djian Olympic Results |accessdate=14 October 2017}} He was married to Marthe Djian. René Djian died in Erquy on 11 November 2024, at the age of 97.[https://deces.matchid.io/id/-FZaxQF6qere Fichier des décès]. Retrieved 28 January 2025 (in French).