Léon Flameng
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  France |
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| Track cycling | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1896 Athens | 100 kilometres | |
| Silver | 1896 Athens | 10 kilometres | |
| Bronze | 1896 Athens | 2 kilometres sprint | |
Léon Flameng (April 30, 1877 – January 2, 1917) was a French cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Flameng competed in the 333 metres, 2 kilometres, 10 kilometres and 100 kilometres races. His best finish was in the longest of the races, as he finished the 100 kilometres with a time of 3:08:19.2 to win the event. He took second in the 10 kilometres, barely behind countryman Paul Masson as both had the time of 17:54.2. In the 2 kilometres, Flameng finished third. In his shortest event, he tied with two other cyclists for fifth place in the 333 metres at 27.0 seconds.
