Star of French athletics in the 1960s, half-distance runner Michel Jazy died at the age of 87, announced Thursday 1er February, the French Athletics Federation, confirming information from newspaperTeam.
Double European champion, Olympic vice-champion over 1,500 meters in 1960, Michel Jazy had been the author of nine world records in the middle distance during his career and his exploits had aroused immense popular enthusiasm in France.
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