Alexandre Fayollat

Alexandre Fayollat
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born(1889-03-06)6 March 1889
Died12 April 1957(1957-04-12) (aged 68)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running

Alexandre Fayollat (6 March 1889 – 12 April 1957) was a French athlete. He competed in the men's 3 miles team race at the 1908 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal by virtue of competing for his team in the heats.[2]

In the semifinals, Fayollat ran 15:52.2 for 3 miles and placed 13th, fourth of five runners on the French team. Fayollat did not run the final.[2]

After the Olympics, on 11 October 1908 in Vanves, Fayollatt ran the 9th-fastest 10000 metres time of the year, with a personal best of 33:05.0.[3]

On 5 July 1908, Fayollat won the French national outdoor 5000m championships with a time of 16:05.8.[4]

  1. ^ Alexandre Fayollat at Olympedia
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandre Fayollat Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  4. ^ "National Outdoor 5000m Championships for France". www.arrs.run.