Jean Bouin

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Olympic medal record
Men’s Athletics
Silver 1912 Stockholm 5000 metres
Jean Bouin (right) and Hannes Kolehmainen in Stockholm, 1912
Jean Bouin (right) and Hannes Kolehmainen in Stockholm, 1912

Jean Bouin (December 20, 1888September 29, 1914) was a French athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

In the 1500 metres, Bouin placed second of three in his initial semifinal heat and did not advance to the final. His time was 4:17.0.

Sergeant Jean Bouin was killed near Saint-Michel during the First Battle of the Marne.

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NAME Bouin, Jean
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION French athlete
DATE OF BIRTH 20 December 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Marseille, France
DATE OF DEATH 29 September 1914
PLACE OF DEATH Saint-Michel, France
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