About Jean Wadoux
Born 1942. Jean Wadoux is a French long-distance runner and middle-distance runner.
Jean Wadoux (born 29 January 1942) is a retired French middle-distance runner. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in 1500 m and at the 1968 Summer Olympics in 5000 m and finished in ninth place on both occasions. On 23 July 1970 he set a European record in 1500 m, and next year won a European silver medal in 5000 m.
Wadoux is a former world record holder in the seldom contested 4 × 1500 metres relay, with 14:49.0 minutes in June 1965. His teammates were Michel Jazy, Claude Nicolas and Gérard Vervoort.
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Olympic athlete
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Jean Wadoux was born on 29 January 1942 in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise.
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Jean Wadoux is a long-distance runner and middle-distance runner.
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Jean Wadoux is French.
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