Paul Lizandier

Paul Lizandier
Paul Lizandier in 1912
Personal information
Born2 December 1884
Nancray-sur-Rimarde, France
DiedFebruary 4, 1969 (aged 84)
Izvoru Bârzii, Romania
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Mile, steeplechase, 5000 m
ClubMétropolitain Club Colombes
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000 m – 16:30.6 (1909)
10,000 m – 33:32.7 (1908)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London 3 mile team

Paul Childéric Xavier Lizandier (2 December 1884 – February 4, 1969) was a French runner who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Biography

At the 1980 Olympid Games, Lizandier won a team bronze medal in the 3 mile race, together with Louis de Fleurac and Joseph Dreher, and failed to reach the final of the 5 mile event.[1][3]

Lizandier finished third in the steeplechase event at the British 1911 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]

In 1913, during World War I, Lizandier deserted the French army and went to Romania.[7] He was under a death sentence until December 1937, when the sentence was lifted.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Paul Lizandier. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Paul Lizandier. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ "Paul Lizandier". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Amateur Athletic Championship". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "AAA Champions". Sporting Life. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  7. ^ Lilian Maurin (17 November 2011) "Paul Lizandier, bronze en 1908", La République du Centre, p. 9.
  8. ^ Gachet, Stéphane (2011). Le dictionnaire des médaillés olympiques français. La maison d'éditions. p. 415. ISBN 978-2-36026-026-3.


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