- Source: Georges Touquet-Daunis
Georges Célestin Touquet-Daunis (12 March 1879 in Paris – 16 April 1917 in Berry-au-Bac) was a French track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Touquet-Daunis competed in the marathon. He was one of six runners who did not finish the race.
He was the first official holder of the 5k world record, running a 16:34.6 on 1897-10-31 in Paris, France. He later lowered the record to 16:29.2 on 1899-05-22.
A sergeant in the army, Touquet-Danis was killed in action during World War I.
References
External links
Georges Touquet-Daunis at the French Athletics Federation (in French)
Georges Touquet-Daunis at Olympics.com
Georges Touquet-Daunis at Olympedia
De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1] Archived 2006-02-11 at the Wayback Machine.
Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georges Touquet-Daunis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03.
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- Georges Touquet-Daunis
- Georges (name)
- 5000 metres world record progression
- Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
- France at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- 1898 International Cross Country Championships
- French Cross Country Championships
