 Roger Moens in 1961 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 April 1930 Erembodegem, Belgium | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 m, 800 m | |||||||||||
| Club | RCB/VS | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 400 m – 47.3 (1955) 800 m – 1:45.7 (1955) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Roger Moens (born 26 April 1930)[1] is a Belgian former middle-distance runner. In 1955 he broke Rudolf Harbig's long-standing world record over 800 meters.[2] At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome he won a silver medal in the 800 m.[3]
- ^ "Wie is ? Roger Moens" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad.be. 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ "Moens Cuts 800-Meter Mark To 1:45.7 in Race With Boysen". The New York Times. 4 August 1955. p. 20. Retrieved 1 November 2010. (subscription required)
- ^ Danzig, Allison (3 September 1960). "AMERICANS SWEEP HURDLES MEDALS; Davis Keeps Title -- Boston Jumps 26 Feet 7 3/4 Inches -- Miss Rudolph Wins 100". The New York Times. p. 10. Retrieved 1 November 2010. (subscription required)