Pierre Délèze

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Pierre Délèze (born August 25, 1958 in Nendaz, Valais) is a former Swiss middle distance runner who set a national record of 3:31.75 min when he won the 1500 m race at the meeting in Zurich in 1985, beating the reigning olympic champion Sebastian Coe. He also set a national record over the Mile in 3:50.38 min in Koblenz in 1982. Délèze participated in the 1500 m final at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki in which he fninshed sixth. The race was won by Steve Cram. In the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome he finished fourth over 5000 m; the gold was won by Saïd Aouita.

References

Pierre Délèze profile at IAAF
sports-reference
Weltklasse Zürich 1985 1500m

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Name	Deleze, Pierre
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Short description	Swiss middle distance runner
Date of birth	August 25, 1958
Place of birth	Nendaz
Date of death
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